Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Heat in NBA Playoffs | Game 4 - April 29

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Celtics vs. Heat: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

Jayson Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 4.9 assists and 8.1 boards.

Jaylen Brown's numbers on the season are 23 points, 5.5 boards and 3.6 assists per contest, shooting 49.9% from the field and 35.4% from downtown, with an average of 2.1 made treys.

Derrick White's numbers on the season are 15.2 points, 4.2 boards and 5.2 assists per game, shooting 46.1% from the field and 39.6% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.7 made 3-pointers.

Kristaps Porzingis averages 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 51.6% from the floor and 37.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 made treys per contest.

Jrue Holiday is averaging 12.5 points, 4.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds.

Heat Key Players

Per game, Adebayo provides the Heat 19.3 points, 10.4 boards and 3.9 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.

The Heat are getting 11.9 points, 3.8 boards and 2.6 assists per game from Jaime Jaquez.

Duncan Robinson's numbers on the season are 12.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. He is sinking 45% of his shots from the floor and 39.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.8 triples.

The Heat get 20.8 points per game from Tyler Herro, plus 5.3 boards and 4.5 assists.

Per game, Caleb Martin gives the Heat 10 points, 4.4 boards and 2.2 assists, plus 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks.

Celtics vs. Heat Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics are outscoring opponents by 11.4 points per game with a +930 scoring differential overall. They put up 120.6 points per game (second in the NBA) and allow 109.2 per contest (fifth in the league).

The 46.3 rebounds per game Boston averages rank second in the league, and are three more than the 43.3 its opponents grab per contest.

The Celtics connect on 3.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 16.5 (first in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.9.

Boston averages 120.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (first in the league), and allows 109 points per 100 possessions (third in the NBA).

Miami Key Stats

The Heat are outscoring opponents by 1.7 points per game, with a +144 scoring differential overall. They put up 110.1 points per game (26th in NBA) and allow 108.4 per contest (third in league).

Miami grabs 42.3 rebounds per game (25th in league), compared to the 42.8 of its opponents.

The Heat connect on 12.5 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) at a 37% rate (12th in NBA), compared to the 13 their opponents make, shooting 35.3% from deep.

Miami ranks 20th in the NBA with 111.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and fifth defensively with 109.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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