Watch: Bam Adebayo skies for an alley-oop jam
In Game 3, the Boston Celtics started defending Duncan Robinson like he was Steph Curry. That's when Robinson started passing like him.
Robinson scored ten points and dished three assists in the first half as Miami took a 61-46 lead into the halftime break. The Heat also had a 15-point advantage in bench scoring, led by Robinson and Caleb Martin's 11 points. Robinson and Martin combined to shoot 5-9 from distance, the same number of made threes as Boston's entire team.
The Celtics were so focused on keeping Robinson from shooting threes that they allowed him to run layup drills in the second quarter. When he wasn't getting his own buckets, he was driving and kicking to teammates.
At the same time, Bad Adebayo proved that while alley-oop passes are nice, he can score on Jaylen Brown without any help.
In a must-win game, the Celtics have tried to disrupt the Heat by doubling Jimmy Butler, who had only nine points and two turnovers in the first half. If the Heat bench keeps dominating, though, it might not matter if Boston keeps the team's star in check.
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