Jayson Tatum scores 22 as Celtics bounce back, beat Heat 104-84

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Kristaps Porzingis admitted it was a long couple days after Game 2 with “just the way it burned inside.” But the big man bounced back in the Celtics’ blowout Game 3 win as Jayson Tatum praised the big man as “our most important guy on our team.”
masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 9:49 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jayson Tatum on Payton Pritchard: “Man, Payton is one of the most confident guys I’ve ever been around. Any given moment, he walks out there like he’s the best player. To have that confidence is special and we need him to be like that.” – 9:42 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jayson Tatum: “Payton’s probably one of the most confident guys I’ve been around. He walks out there like he’s the best player. To have that confidence is special. We need him to be like that.” – 9:18 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum called Pritchard one of the most confident players he’s ever been around. – 9:18 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jayson Tatum on Kristaps Porzingis: “Probably our most important guy on our team for what we’re trying to accomplish. No doubt in my mind he was going to have a better game and bounce back.” – 9:18 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Jayson Tatum called Kristaps Porzingis probably the Celtics’ most important player for what they’re trying to accomplish. – 9:18 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum said nobody was ‘down’ after Game 2 despite never wanting to lose in the playoffs. The main adjustment on offense was getting into their spacing better. On defense, it was about the closeouts: “It was an effort thing.” – 9:17 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jayson Tatum: “I think our attention to detail on the defensive end was a lot better than last game.” – 9:17 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Mazzulla said tonight’s defensive effort was less about adjustments, a word he feels is thrown around too much this time of year, and more about playing harder on that end.
“Individual, team defense … I thought Jrue was great … I thought Tatum answered the call.” – 8:29 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Celtics over Heat 104-84:
Brown and Tatum combine for 44 points, 19 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 turnover – 8:21 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics beat #Heat 104-84 to take 2-1 series lead. Offense was solid, defense was stellar. Tatum 22, Brown 22, Porzingis 18, White 16; Adebayo 20, Herro 15, Jovic 15, Jaquez Jr. 12.
3pt; BOS 11-37, MIA 9-28. – 8:15 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics blow out the Heat 104-84 in Game 3 to go up 2-1 in the first-round series. Slow start but the C’s used a 42-point 2nd quarter to go ahead for good. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown with 22 points each. Game 4 is at 7 pm Monday. – 8:14 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Jayson Tatum
Jaylen Brown
Kristaps Porzingis
Derrick White
Al Horford
combined for 1 turnover. pic.twitter.com/h7SRLapIxK – 8:13 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Players with over 3,000 playoff points before turning 27 years old:
Kobe
LeBron
Tatum
that’s the list. pic.twitter.com/TSwdZIobZn – 8:04 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
22-9-6 for Tatum on 6/14 after a pair of leaning jumpers – 7:56 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
That’s one of the tougher shots I’ve seen Tatum make. #Celtics #Heat – 7:55 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics build slightly on their halftime advantage, lead #Heat 87-61 after 3Q. Brown 18, Porzingis 16, White 16, Tatum 15, Pritchard 7, Holiday 7; Herro 15, Adebayo 15, Jovic 12. – 7:46 PM

Abby Chin @tvabby
Jayson Tatum talking to official Jaclyn Goble coming out of timeout. Perhaps trying to figure out what is and what isn’t a foul in this game, just like the rest of us. – 7:42 PM

Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Tyler was extremely annoyed a few plays ago when Tatum would hold him and the ref would ignore
So he continued to hold the next following 3 possessions before that knock down on Brown on the inbound lol – 7:26 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Despite two early fouls, Kristaps Porzingis was able to avoid his third and was a plus-8 in the 2Q. Tatum and Pritchard also have two fouls. #Celtics #Heat – 7:14 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics lead #Heat 63-39 at halftime. Tatum 15, Porzingis 12, White 12, Brown 10, Pritchard 7; Herro 10, Adebayo 9, Jovic 7. – 7:04 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Celtics go up 25 in second period, take 63-39 lead into half. Herro with 10 points (but no assists) for Heat. Four Celtics in double figures (Brown, Tatum, Porzingis, White). – 7:02 PM

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jayson Tatum was fouled on a 3 for the second time this quarter, tying a Heat record. Congratulations to all involved. – 7:02 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Tatum has done a great job taking on Herro in the second quarter. He surprised Herro initially by jumping up to press on switches and force Herro to reset, then Tatum was able to get through the Bam screens better than anyone else on Boston has so far. Let KP sink to the paint… – 6:59 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum screens White free for 3 as their active fast offensive attack continues up 21. – 6:55 PM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Tatum has been scoring some, but I still hate his approach to these “mismatches.” He’s got Jovic on him, just holds it, and shoots a contested 3. Bam is 15 feet off Porzingis, so try to attack that way, force the help and you’ve got them in rotation. – 6:48 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Tatum made the lefty pass look way easier than it is. – 6:46 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jayson Tatum with 10 points in the 2nd quarter already. 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on the night. – 6:46 PM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Heat can’t get any advantages 1 on 1, Boston’s strategy is working perfectly by not overhelping. That was a regression by Tatum to shade toward Bam guarded by KP and give up the 3 to Martin. – 6:44 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Miami goes zone and immediately it’s a Tatum 3 and a Hauser 3 and Spo calls a timeout. – 6:35 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics lead #Heat 21-12 after 1Q. Porzingis 8, Brown 6, Pritchard 3, Tatum 2; Adebayo 5, Highsmith 4.
3pt: BOS 3-10; MIA 1-9. – 6:30 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Wow. Tatum misses another pair of free throws like he did late in Game 2. – 6:29 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Love the Pritchard/Holiday/Hauser/Tatum/Horford group, they played really well together during the regular season – 6:26 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Celtics with an early out of bounds challenge. Tatum seemed to get a clear view at it going out off MIA. – 6:10 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Tatum and Brown call for a challenge on an out of bounds call 5 minutes into the game, up 10-3, and they’re getting it. – 6:10 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Opposing teams def won’t use this if Tatum struggles lol pic.twitter.com/3zV6xzWiow – 5:46 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Heat – Kaseya Center – April 27, 2024 – Game 3 Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Porzingis
Miami –Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo
OUT – Boston: None Miami: Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier, Josh Richardson, Delon Wright pic.twitter.com/CkoHcvBJq4 – 5:34 PM

Bill Doyle @BillDoyle15
Worcester’s Dan Boisvert is a slam dunk as a golf instructor for Celtics star Jayson Tatum.
telegram.com/story/sports/c… – 4:26 PM

Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Ant Edwards (22), SGA (25), Luka Doncic (25), Tyrese Haliburton (24), Jalen Brunson (27), Donovan Mitchell (27) all lead in their respective series. That’s not mentioning Jayson Tatum (26).
The “vet” in this new era/postseason is Nikola Jokic (29). pic.twitter.com/FKJ8iZOOHN – 1:42 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Tatum last two Game 3s vs the Heat:
12.0 PPG
28.1 FG%
14.3 3P%
35.1 TS%
How many for Tatum tonight? statmuse.com/nba/player/jay… – 10:58 AM