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BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics pounded the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 on Wednesday to knock out their longtime rival in five games and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In taking the series, Boston avenged its 2023 conference finals loss to Miami, which was a No. 8 seed.
"That's how it should be -- we should be learning from our mistakes and things we could've done better and applying it to the next season, because we're trying to have a different outcome this year," said Celtics star Jayson Tatum, adding that the victory was necessary for Boston's maturation as a team.