Jayson Tatum said the Celtics needed to be honest with themselves. “What are teams — what’s their message, what’s their game plan to beat us?” he said. “And it’s to pick up the pace, the pressure, be more physical, crash the glass, do all the intangible things.” But what if…

Here are the last four times the Celtics have held an opponent under 85 points: 5/1/24 vs MIA – 84 PA 4/27/24 at MIA – 84 PA 5/25/22 at MIA – 80 PA 5/23/22 vs MIA – 82 PA Poor Heat.

Celtics take Game 5 to advance to the East Semis ☘️ pic.twitter.com/QCXwDNrvbu

Jaylen Brown goes iso and spins into the bucket to push Boston's lead in the 3Q 🌪️ The Celtics advance to the East Semis with a win on TNT pic.twitter.com/ZLCzdD54Kc