Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Game 1 Full Highlights | 2023 ECF | FreeDawkins

welcome to the first

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of the best of seven Eastern Conference Finals on TNT the Miami Heat the first H Seed to reach the finals in 24 years the Celtics have the second best record in the NBA but they have lived to the limit in these playoffs sweeping their path From inside to outside AO is smart who has averaged five more points per

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in these playoffs in the regular season very far from there Williams the rebound and you see the difference Williams is in the starting lineup it's Butler and this is over Williams and Jimmy Butler connects well There, averaging 31 points per game in the playoffs, a good fake block on a DME Brown for the trap with the drive here from a nice smart pass from Robert Williams again.

Well, Robert Williams always has his head in the sand. Reggie while Horford makes a great defensive play. with four minutes elapsed here in the first in out of the bile there again, Venson understood it and shoots the triple, that's a good sign because it was only two of the 17 three-point shots that came out of that New York series Tatum Galloping towards the other side Malcolm Brogden free man How good has Brogden been in these playoffs? From the bench, free of Tatum's wing, he makes his way into the paint, kicks Martin with a smart three-pointer. White is out there, a good defensive player, Martin's brother is in IT, behind Brown. got Butler gone on the smart rebound Butler is all over the place gets his own Miss picks him up again and has 10 good smart passes to Brown what a pass is Martin flying in and takes it home pton Richard is signed up for the Celtics in movement, it's Tatum who has seven.

Butler on the wing comes in pre-presses the midfielder and is pure white up second. Team the entire defense, there are three. Lowry up top comes out of Bio with a screen and Lowry puts one up. from 15 seconds, the foul follows Tatum, he has had problems with that shoulder in and out and you see Reggie again, the Celtic defense on the outside also pulverizing their way in with Tatum driving the zone also outside of Lowry with a key free. Lowry's contribution. the bench Kyle Lowry, 37, NBA champion in flight, three more blocks, two in a row and Bam off Bio stays very, very low, does not reach the free throw line like many people use their center in the Z, it's a Lowry triple hits another one, it's clicking, gentlemen, Tatum will look and take a step in your direction.

Williams will pick up the ball. Oh, it's getting bright in that lane, standing there, there's Rob Williams for two, the Celtics aren't just trying to shoot. above is Kyle Lowry T him inside is love for three that's what keeps him in this ball game gentlemen now what the Celtics have done is take the ball to the hoop in the

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like Al Horford there they are wearing down the

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going to the basket Tatum with the rebound Brown will try to finish Smart's screen he got the ball horse a triple seven assists without turnovers there is number eight there is number eight by SM The Cutting Brockton for the two-shot clock at nine stru los two that are his first field pass smart attempt had his fingerprints all over another assist his ninth his ninth assist Tatum trying to find some space with 13 takes it in we're going to score it in Butler collides with Brogon's foul coming Horford kicks him over, it's Tatum there, rightys had to work his way inside for two oh, they're normally their second best team in the league, the heat limited paint points during the year, Martin's good fake crossed the lane with the pretty play from the back, Caleb Martin, seven off the bench to Williams. what a clever pass to rer Williams what a clever pass he has been throwing it all over the place with his eleventh assist three tied by Marcus Smart AIO drives towards Horford hits the ground and makes him fall in stru is a three Bullseye leaves it Vincent jumps in love towards the other side aims to shoot to score another three, it's Vincent on the move and he gets smart and finds the two with good patience there by Vincent three Brown and reserves out of the bump in the Tatum the two oh what a game he was having 16 points inside the structure, the cut was eliminated and it's a goal lying in tatan of two for Miami, three big hits, double, double, smart, Butler Pam with a spinning shot, tip down, count, what a play by Butler midway through the third scws. the line removed by Tatum aobo Galloping, crashing, driving and the score Brown doing a stru move, you go up to shoot, shoot, shooter, you never got caught in those Max stru can make it work.

Butler is followed by White, doubled up and still hits them. performed a weak action Tatum strong to the right wow beautiful use of the left hand there the coach Dr in lives in Martin fou good play by Brockton Butler throwing a three oh but he has 12 in this third 27 points for the game Martin clears false in a Triple C, all this offense is generated through Jimmy Butler t with a big move to Z Lowry weaving Lowry shooting lry gets him to go to the corner Tru to three the C white a three to B Lowry with the ball to Zeller to Williams oh , he hit it away he got a The because of the great play by Williams the place is coming brown in Butler takes it from Vincent Martin gab Vincent three well there he puts it brown in r up foul count out with 18 has been relentless inside kicks it Martin leads and he takes it to Tatum's rebound home on Court De Bron triple white.

PS it's Butler trying to get in, get out of Bio, right on Horford Jimmy Butler making his way into the paint on white, what a shot Bon is green he was defending Swit brogon and Butler has 31 Horford's Tatum with bile on the air ball KN caught by Brown, who picks him up and enters by odal drop and Butler will turn, doubled with a straitjacket outside of Martin, will bury the three-shot clock. at three, Butler with bragon on him, it's a long three and, oh, Jimmy, damn Butler, he puts it in, oh my God, smart the other way, oh Big Time, smart play, he passes it, it's a three Brown on a spin shot, a Brockton rebound, an all-around shot.

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