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NBA playoffs 2022: How the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat can take control of the East finals

What will be key as the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat each try to take control of a series tied 1-1 entering Saturday's Game 3 in Boston (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC)?

The first two games of the Eastern Conference finals in Miami couldn't have gone much differently. Playing without starters Al Horford and Marcus Smart in Game 1, the Celtics led at halftime but collapsed under a hail of turnovers in the third quarter of a double-digit loss dominated by Jimmy Butler's performance.