The Celtics got back on track with a 104-84 win over the Heat in Game 3, claiming a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.
Here are the takeaways.
1. In Game 1, the Celtics crushed the Heat from behind the 3-point line. In Game 2, the Heat returned the favor.
In Game 3, the Celtics couldn’t find the range from behind the arc, but it didn’t matter. Despite shooting 11-for-37 (29.7 percent) from deep, the Celtics defended the 3-point line (and frankly, the rest of the court) much better than in their Game 2 loss.