Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points and 14 assists, guiding Heat to a 111-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, to tie their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.
Bam Adebayo contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Caleb Martin added another 21 points for the Heat, who bounced back strongly after a Game 1 blowout.
Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo led the way as the @MiamiHEAT get the road W and knot up the series!
Herro: 24 PTS, 6 3PM, 14 AST
Bam: 21 PTS (9-13 FGM), 10 REB pic.twitter.com/QsWuGJvrDf— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2024
Miami set a franchise playoff record with 23 3-pointers, shooting an impressive 53.5% from beyond the arc, surpassing their previous record of 20 3-pointers set in the 2021 first round against the Bucks.
Tyler Herro goes no-look for the Bam slam 👀 pic.twitter.com/D5zLSBFKSt
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 25, 2024
Jaylen Brown led the top-seeded Celtics with 33 points, while Jayson Tatum added 28 points, showing resilience despite a hard foul from Martin in Game 1.
The series now shifts to Miami for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday.