Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Heat in NBA Playoffs | Game 5 - May 1

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Celtics vs. Heat: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

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

Brown averages 23 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

Derrick White is averaging 15.2 points, 4.2 boards and 5.2 assists. Defensively, he averages 1 steal and 1.2 blocked shots.

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

Payton Pritchard's numbers on the season are 9.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest, shooting 46.8% from the field and 38.5% from downtown, with an average of 1.8 made 3-pointers.

Heat Key Players

Bam Adebayo averages 19.3 points for the Heat, plus 10.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

The Heat are getting 12.9 points, 2.5 boards and 2.8 assists per game from Duncan Robinson.

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

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

Kevin Love's numbers on the season are 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. He is sinking 44% of his shots from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.5 treys.

Celtics vs. Heat Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics average 120.6 points per game (second in the league) while allowing 109.2 per contest (fifth in the NBA). They have a +930 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 11.4 points per game.

Boston comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of three boards. It is grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game (second in the league) compared to its opponents' 43.3 per outing.

The Celtics knock down 16.5 three-pointers per game (first in the league) at a 38.8% rate (second-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.9 per game their opponents make at a 35.2% rate.

Boston ranks first in the NBA with 120.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and third in the league defensively with 109 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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 give up 108.4 per outing (third in league).

Miami ranks 25th in the NBA at 42.3 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 42.8 its opponents average.

The Heat make 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 records 111.7 points per 100 possessions (20th in league), while conceding 109.5 points per 100 possessions (fifth in NBA).

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