Miami ends the game with a 24-9 run and heads home firmly in control of the Eastern Conference finals after a 111-105 win.

MIami and Boston will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four seasons.

Jayson Tatum leads a third-quarter surge that carries Boston to a 112-88 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Jayson Tatum shakes off a miserable shooting night, scoring 12 of his 19 points in the last four minutes as Boston pulls out a 95-86 win.

Boston lacked any sense of urgency in Game 5 against Philadelphia, up and down the lineup. Now the Celtics face a must-win game on the road Thursday.

Joel Embiid scores 33 points as Philadelphia takes a 3-2 series lead with a 115-103 win.

Boston’s coach put faith in his players for the last play in overtime, but in hindsight says a timeout would have set it up to get an extra possession.

James Harden caps a 42-point game with the winning 3-pointer, and a Marcus Smart 3-pointer is disallowed because it was after the final buzzer.

Boston regains home-court advantage with a 114-102 victory in Philadelphia, taking a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In crushing the Sixers in Game 2, Boston shows once again that it has the talent to beat any opponent.