- Boston gain revenge for loss to Miami last year
- Dallas one game from series win over LA Clippers
Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Brown also had six assists, and White hit five three-pointers. Sam Hauser added 17 points and Jayson Tatum had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The top-seeded Celtics never trailed and led by 37 points. They also got a measure of revenge a year after the Heat routed them in Game 7 of the conference finals in Boston.