New Delhi: The Miami Heat are one win away from advancing to the NBA Finals.
Gabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat moved one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the Boston Celtics 128-102 on Monday (IST) in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series.
The @MiamiHEAT take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals! They can advance to th
NBA Finals with a win Tuesday on TNT.Gabe Vincent: 29 PTS (11-14 FGM)
Duncan Robinson: 22 PTS (7-11 FGM)
Caleb Martin: 18 PTS (7-11 FGM)
Jimmy Butler: 16 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL pic.twitter.com/zV448QArDc— NBA (@NBA) May 22, 2023
Caleb Martin scored 18, Jimmy Butler finished with 16, Bam Adebayo had 13 and Max Strus added 10 for Miami, which leads the series 3-0.
Jayson Tatum scored 14 and Jaylen Brown added 12 for the Celtics, Grant Williams and Payton Pritchard each had 12 for Boston. Game 4 is Tuesday in Miami.
Miami is turning up the… well, you know 🔥 #PhantomCam
Game 4: Tuesday, 8:30 PM ET, TNT pic.twitter.com/fswht8RVPd
— NBA (@NBA) May 22, 2023
There’s never been a season where both conference finals ended in sweeps; it happened in 1957 in the division finals immediately preceding the title series, when Boston beat Syracuse 3-0 and St. Louis beat Minneapolis 3-0.
Now, the Heat and Nuggets are each 1 win from the Finals.
The Heat and Nuggets are each 1 win from the Finals!
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— NBA (@NBA) May 22, 2023
(With Inputs from AP)