Butler strong down stretch, Heat hold off Celtics 130-124
Miami Heat s Gabe Vincent, left, passes the ball as Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum, center, and Tristan Thompson, right, try to block in the first half of a basketball game, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne
Miami Heat s Duncan Robinson, left, drives toward the basket as Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum, right, deflects the ball in the first half of a basketball game, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne
Miami Heat s Trevor Ariza, left, looks for an opening as Boston Celtics Kemba Walker (8) tries to block in the first half of a basketball game, Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Steven Senne
Updated: 6:00 PM EDT May 9, 2021 By Kyle Hightower, AP Sports Writer Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 11 assists to help the Miami Heat hold off the Boston Celtics 130-124 Sunday as the teams fight for position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race. Duncan Robinson added 22 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 20 for Miami, which increased its lead over Boston to two games for sixth place in the standings. The Heat (37-31) now have the same record as fifth-place Atlanta, but the Hawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker. It is the first of two straight games between Miami and Boston, which meet for the final time during the regular season on Tuesday. “It always feels great win,” Butler said. “But I don t think that we closed the game like we re supposed to or capable of either. So at the same time we ve got to be better. Evan Fournier scored 30 points to lead the Celtics (35-33), who have lost three out of four as they try to avoid the play-in round of the pl
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Butler strong down stretch, Heat hold off Celtics
Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 11 assists to help the Miami Heat hold off the Boston Celtics 130-124 Sunday as the teams fight for position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.
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BOSTON Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 11 assists to help the Miami Heat hold off the Boston Celtics 130-124 Sunday as the teams fight for position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.
Duncan Robinson added 22 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 20 for Miami, which increased its lead over Boston to two games for sixth place in the standings. The Heat (37-31) now have the same record as fifth-place Atlanta, but the Hawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker.
BOSTON (AP) â Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 11 assists to help the Miami Heat hold off the Boston Celtics 130-124 Sunday as the teams fight for position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.
Duncan Robinson added 22 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 20 for Miami, which increased its lead over Boston to two games for sixth place in the standings. The Heat (37-31) now have the same record as fifth-place Atlanta, but the Hawks own the head-to-head tiebreaker.
It is the first of two straight games between Miami and Boston, which meet for the final time during the regular season on Tuesday.