Heat hits franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston

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BOSTON, April 25, (AP): The Miami Heat beat Boston with an unprecedented barrage of 3-pointers on Wednesday night to erase the home-court advantage the Celtics worked all season to establish.
Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami’s 23 3-pointers – the most in a playoff game in franchise history – to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over top-seeded Boston and tie the first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

“It was a very good response,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And then we also made some shots. It always looks better when you make shots.”
Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and new Celtics nemesis Caleb Martin also had 21 points for the Heat, who shot 53.5% (23 of 43) from beyond the arc to bounce back after a Game 1 blowout. That broke Miami’s playoff record of 20 3-pointers, set against the Bucks in the 2021 first round.
“They made a conscious effort to have free reign to shoot more,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said.
And shoot and shoot and shoot.

Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Oklahoma City beat New Orleans to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
Chet Holmgren had 26 points and seven rebounds and Jalen Williams added 21 points for the top-seeded Thunder, who shot 59% from the field and made 14 of 29 3-pointers.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points and Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram added 18 each for the Pelicans.
New Orleans continued to struggle on offense without top scorer Zion Williamson, who remained out with a strained left hamstring.

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