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WATCH: Bam Adebayo blocks Jayson Tatum to clinch Game 1 for Miami

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<p>Bam Adebayo came up with the biggest defensive stand of the game to seal the Miami Heat&#x27;s 117-114 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.</p><p>Adebayo, who was named to the All-Defense Second Team this season, soundly blocked Jayson Tatum&#x27;s dunk attempt in the closing seconds of overtime to ice the Heat&#x27;s come-from-behind win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xJxSfxbE47c?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The Heat trailed by as much as 14 points before clawing their way back, with Jimmy Butler nailing the clutch shots in the fourth quarter and again in overtime.</p><p>But it was Adebayo&#x27;s huge rejection that had NBA players buzzing after the game, with Hall-of-Fame point guard Magic Johnson saying it was the &quot;best defensive play&quot; he&#x27;s seen in the playoffs.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo’s block on Jayson Tatum’s dunk attempt was the best defensive play I’ve seen ever in the playoffs!!!!</p>— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/1306042225986424832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Adebayo finished with 18 points, nine assists, six rebounds, two blocks, and a steal in the win.</p><p>The Heat are now up 1-0 in the best-of-seven series.</p>

<p>Bam Adebayo came up with the biggest defensive stand of the game to seal the Miami Heat's 117-114 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.</p>

Bam Adebayo came up with the biggest defensive stand of the game to seal the Miami Heat's 117-114 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.