Celtics Stay Alive With Strong Second-half Effort

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – The Boston Celtics have extended their season with an outstanding third quarter in Game 5 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics trailed by seven before outscoring the Heat 41-25 in the third period of a 121-108 win against Miami. Boston went on a 13-0 run over a stretch of only 3:06 to turn a nine-point deficit into a 64-60 lead.  Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 31 points in the third quarter and finished with 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 28 points and Daniel Theis had 15 with 13 rebounds for Boston, which missed 11 of its first 12 shots to fall behind, 17-5. Miami is shooting 24.8% on 3-pointers in its last 13 quarters after going 7-for-36 on Friday. Goran Dragic scored 23 points before fouling out with 4:27 left for the Heat. Game 6 is Sunday.