Bam Adebayo scored 31 points with 10 rebounds for his side who were leading in the first half and lost Jimmy Butler to a knee injury yet managed to pull off a thrilling match against the Boston Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. With a 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown, he finished with 40 points. Adebayo bounced off defender Al Horford and made a basket giving Miami a six-point cushion.
Game 4 will be held in Boston. Horford scored 20 points with 14 rebounds, and Smart scored 16. Tatum had 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting; he also had six turnovers and Brown committed seven of Boston’s 24 turnovers. In this game, Butler and Jayson Tatum and Marcus smart from the Boston Celtics left due to injuries.