Boston Celtics maul Miami Heat to level NBA Eastern Conference final

• Game 4: Miami Heat 82-102 Boston Celtics
• Best-of-seven series level at 2-2 with Game 5 on Wednesday

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics pounded the Miami Heat early, jumping out to a 26-4 lead and cruising to a 102-82 victory that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece.

Miami missed 15 of their first 16 shots in the second straight game that was all but over after 12 minutes. The Heat led 39-18 after the first quarter of Game 3 of this bizarre series in which no game has been close down the stretch.