No. 2 seed Boston defeated No. 8 Miami, 110-97, Thursday in game No. 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Former Vol Grant Williams did not start and played 29 minutes for Boston.
He totaled six points, four rebounds and one block.
Williams made 1-of-4 field goal attempts and 1-of-4 3-point attempts. He converted 3-of-4 free throw attempts.
The Celtics won the last two games and are attempting to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a conference finals series.
Game No. 6 is slated for Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. Tipoff is slated for 8:30 p.m. EDT and TNT will televise the contest.
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