Jayson Tatum had a big game for the Celtics in game three as he finished with 22 points. It felt good for Boston to get that win and regain home-court advantage for the series, but Tatum knows how good this Heat team is and how they are a very difficult team to beat.

“They got a lot of actions, they move a lot,” Jayson Tatum said after game three, according to a tweet from Noa Dalzell. “They’re not really going to play isolation basketball – just got a lot of actions, set a lot of flair screens, rip screens, ball screens. They cut, so they just keep you active.”

The Heat are known for their recent playoff runs despite being low seeds, and the Celtics are very familiar with them. They know that this entire series is going to be a fight, and Tatum had a lot of good things to say about Miami after game three.

“They’re a great team,” Tatum said. “Great organization. Very well-coached. They play hard. They’re going to compete every single night.”

The Celtics are back up in the series as they lead 2-1, and that makes game four a crucial one for the Heat.

It’s not a must-win, but the Heat need a game four victory

You can’t call it a must-win game until there is literally no chance of winning the series without a win, but now that the Heat are down 2-1 in the series, they are getting close to that territory. Comebacks from down 3-1 have happened, but they are quite rare. With how good the Celtics are and the series shifting back over to Boston after game four, the Heat need to find a way to win it.