The Celtics sure know how to put their fans through the emotional ringer.
of the Celtics' 25 points in the final 12 minutes.sidelined due to injury, and they did just enough to escape Miami with the victory.The 3-point shot has been the biggest barometer of the Celtics' success all season, but Saturday was the rare anomaly.
Boston escaped with a victory despite making just 7 of 35 3-pointers , marking the first time this entire postseason the team has won while making 12 or fewer threes. The C's were previously 0-6 when they hit 12 or fewer threes and 10-2 when they made 13 or more. Meanwhile, Miami thrived from beyond the arc, hitting double the amount of 3-pointers to score 21 more points than Boston on threes.
So, how did the Celtics escape with the victory? You can thank their interior defense, which held the Heat to an atrocious 30.2 percent rate on 2-point shots.
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