"The Heat got throttled in that final period, as Boston had the overwhelming 36-21 advantage. Their comeback was spearheaded by Anfernee Simons dominant 39-point eruption on 13 of 28 shooting off the bench. Jaylen Brown also chipped in 27 points with some timely clutch shots down the stretch for the Celtics. It was the second straight game of strong scoring efforts from all three of Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Norman Powell."
"Powell led with a team-high 26 points on an efficient 10 of 15 shooting alone. Adebayo and Herro each added 22 points, as Herro came out on fire to begin the game- but unfortunately cooled off following halftime. That duo also both missed a pair of layups that could've brought the Heat to within 2 points on back-to-back possessions with under a minute left in the game."
"As for the bench, Miami missed Jaime Jaquez Jr's playmaking in this one, especially to help match Simons scoring output for Boston's second unit. Jaquez was also sidelined with a knee injury for this matchup. Coach Erik Spoelstra oddly limited Kel'el Ware to just nine minutes of playing time as the backup big man. Because of that, there was virtually no real production off the bench outside of rookie Kasparas Jakucionis' 12 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in 27 minutes."
The Miami Heat built an early 19-point lead and led 64-54 at halftime, but lost as the Boston Celtics erased the deficit in the second half. Boston outscored Miami 36-21 in the fourth quarter, keyed by Anfernee Simons' 39 points on 13-of-28 shooting off the bench. Jaylen Brown added 27 points with clutch shots down the stretch. Miami starters Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Norman Powell combined for 70 points on 55% shooting, with Powell scoring 26 on 10-of-15. Bench production was limited, with Kasparas Jakucionis contributing 12 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
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