Celtics vs. Heat: Jimmy Butler's 41 points lift Miami to Game 1 victory

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The Miami Heat took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night at home, winning 118-107 over the Celtics.

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Jimmy Butler, arguably the best performer in the 2022 playoffs to date

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The Celtics shot 2-for-15 from the field, their worst shooting quarter over the past four seasons, regular season or playoffs. –

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–After Boston went 15-for-28 on contested shots in the first half, the Celtics went 1-for-12 on them in the third.

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– The 7 minutes, 7 seconds it took for Boston to score its first basket of the third quarter was the Celtics' longest drought to start a quarter without a field goal all season.

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– The last time Boston took at least 7 minutes to score in a quarter was Game 3 of the 2002 Eastern Conference semifinals versus the Detroit Pistons. The final score of that game? It was 66-64, in favor of Boston.

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The Heat scored 12 of their 19 points off Boston turnovers in the third

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All of it was enough to add up to the fact that, despite losing the first, second and fourth quarters, Miami finds itself up 1-0 in this series.

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Jimmy Butler's 41 points lift Miami to Game 1 victory

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Jimmy Butler's 41 points lift Miami to Game 1 victory

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