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Celtics close out Heat in Game 5 rout, advance to East semis

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BOSTON -- Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the short-handed Miami Heat 118-84 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

Boston will face the winner of the Cleveland-Orlando series. The Cavaliers lead 3-2, with Game 6 in Orlando on Friday night.

Brown also had 6 assists, and White hit 5 3-pointers, giving him 13 in his past two games -- the most over a two-game span in Celtics postseason history.