The Boston Celtics moved to the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 118-84 victory against the short-handed Miami Heat in Game 5 on Wednesday night, thanks to 25 points apiece from Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.

The victor of the series between Orlando and Cleveland will face Boston. On Friday night, the Cavaliers will host Game 6 in Orlando, where they hold a 3-2 lead.

White made five 3-pointers, and Brown added six assists. The top-seeded Celtics never trailed and trailed by 37 points, thanks to 17 points from Sam Hauser and 16 points and 12 rebounds from Jayson Tatum. A year after the Heat swept them in Game 7 of the conference finals in Boston, they too earned some measure of payback.The Heat were eliminated from the playoffs before reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2021, as Bam Adebayo scored 23 points and Tyler Herro added 15. All game long, the Heat shot only 3% from beyond the arc.

Winners: 123, Clippers 93

ABC News in Los Angeles – In Game 5, Luka Doncic led Dallas to a 3-2 series lead against the Los Angeles Clippers with 35 points, 20 of which came in the second half. He also had 10 assists and seven rebounds.Fоr the secоnd gаme in а rоw, the Mаvericks dоminаted the Clippers defensively аnd wоn eаsily in Lоs аngeles. Mаxi Kleber scоred 14 pоints, while Kyrie Irving аdded five threes. With this win, Dаllаs wоuld hаve wоn just the third plаyоff series since2011, аnd the first since 2022.

While Doncic’s damaged right knee did hinder him early in the series, the Slovenian superstar looked much more at ease and dangerous in Game 5. The Mavs extended their lead to 25 points in the third quarter, and he scored 14 of them. They went into the fourth quarter ahead 89-69. The Clippers never had a chance to pull off a comeback like Dallas did in Game 4, when they were down 31 points.

Game 6 takes place in Dallas on Friday night. If it becomes necessary, Sunday will see Game 7 return to Los Angeles.