By Jared Weiss, Eric Koreen, Darnell Mayberry and Will Guillory Heat doesn’t fully describe what Miami was dropping from behind the arc in Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday at TD Garden. The Heat hit 23 3-pointers to secure the win, even the series 1-1 and flip home-court advantage. Miami’s number of made 3s is a team record for a playoff game and only one shy of tying the mark for any game in team history (Dec.

14, 2022, at OKC). Tyler Herro, who hit six 3s and had 24 points, also contributed a career-high 14 assists, passing teammate Jimmy Butler — who had 13 in Game 2 of the 2020 NBA Finals — for the most in a road playoff game in Heat history. Later in the night, the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their series lead to 2-0 with a dominant win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander proved why he’s an MVP contender, scoring a game-high 33 points, while Chet Holgrem put up 26 points. New Orleans — which is still without the injured Zion Williamson — struggled to find momentum to compete with OKC’s red-hot offense.

All five Thunder starters scored in double-digit figures, with the team shooting 59 percent from the field and 48.3 percent from 3. OKC became the first-ever NBA team to have all of its points in a playoff game come from players 25 years old or younger, per Opta Stats.

Heat 111, Celtics 101 Series: Tied 1-1 Game 3: Saturday at 6 p.m. ET in Miami The Heat flip the script It didn’t look like this series was going to get too competitive after Game 1. Miami wasn’t taking 3s, its defense couldn’t quite handle the Jays and Boston’s firepower was just too much in the end. But the script completely flipped on Wednesday. The Heat effectively turned into the Celtics and vice versa.

This time, it was Miami raining 3s, with Herro having one of his best games of the season running point. Caleb Martin looked like the guy who tore Boston apart in the conference finals last year. So this wasn’t just a run-of-the-mill eight-seed-gets-lucky-shooting kind of win. This raises real questions about whether Boston can hold a strategic advantage as this series continues.

Can Kristaps Porziņģis catch the ball and hit a shot against Miami’s active wings constantly making his life difficult?

The Celtics’ defensive effort had major holes in it and they are going to need to close out better and find a way to keep up with the Herro-Bam Adebayo pick-and-roll.

That action torched the Celtics’ defense from start to finish, so how can Boston adjust?

Can Derrick White finally get over those screens?

Will Boston have to start switching more and let Adebayo attack the guards?

This was one of those games that reminds you why everyone fears the Heat come playoff time. Coach Erik Spoelstra showed he can make his team turn into whatever it needs to be to get a win in the postseason. The Celtics will need much greater effort deeper into possessions and less offensive predictability to seize control of this series. — Jared Weiss, Celtics staff writer The underdog’s gambit Boston won Game 1 on the strength of a 22-12 advantage in 3-point makes, and Spoelstra’s plan for Game 2 seemed to be designed to flip that script.

Spoelstra insisted on the broadcast that his team was just taking the shots that the Celtics defense was surrendering, but taking 15 3-pointers compared to just four 2s in the first quarter was an extreme adherence to embracing the underdog’s gambit. Four Heat players had three or more 3s, led by Herro’s six. Defensively, Miami played a switch-heavy scheme designed to bait the Celtics into a one-on-one offense. The Celtics scored well in the paint, but couldn’t create the second-chance points to fully capitalize on the mismatches. Spoelstra isn’t one to sit still strategically. Even after a win, he tinkers. One name to watch: Nikola Jović. The second-year forward was a minus-25 in Game 1 and had five turnovers on Wednesday.

He sat out down the stretch of the game, which isn’t unusual.

However, without the injured Butler, the perimeter defense of Haywood Highsmith seems increasingly important. Jović did have 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists, so it is not as if he has been wildly out of place. Spoelstra has to know his team won’t shoot 54 percent from deep most nights, so he will continue to look for margins to exploit. — Eric Koreen, NBA staff writer Thunder 124, Pelicans 92 Series: OKC leads 2-0 Game 3: Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET in New Orleans How the Thunder won The Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren tandem combined for 59 points on 22-of-32 shooting to fuel the Thunder to a dominant performance. Oklahoma City led by as many as 34 points and never trailed in the game’s final 43 1/2 minutes.

Jalen Williams added 21 points along with a game-high seven assists. Unlike the slugfest of Game 1, Oklahoma City’s offense came alive at the start of Game 2, sparked by 15 early points from Holmgren, who made his first seven shots. The Thunder hit 14 of 29 3-pointers (48.3 percent).

In Game 1, they made only 43.5 percent from the field and made only 10 of 32 3-pointers. Oklahoma City’s defense flustered the Pelicans for the second straight game and was responsible for the offensive eruption. The Thunder turned 17 Pelicans turnovers into 22 points. Pelicans star Brandon Ingram scored just 18 points on 5-for-10 shooting after finishing with only 12 points in Game 1. After protecting their home court, the Thunder should now head to New Orleans with extreme confidence as the series shifts for Games 3 and 4. The Pelicans have shown no answer for Gilgeous-Alexander. Holmgren looked more comfortable in Game 2. And Ingram still can’t get going.

— Darnell Mayberry, NBA staff writer Pelicans were unprepared for the moment The Pelicans were one of the most tough-minded teams in the NBA this season, and that was evidenced by them leading the league with 28 wins on the road.

All year, they fed off the road crowds and executed at the highest level. They looked nothing like that team on Wednesday night. They completely fell apart in every way possible during Game 2. New Orleans turned the ball over 18 times, including a remarkable eight offensive fouls. Ingram had two field goal attempts in the first half. Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren and Williams got whatever they wanted the entire night, combining for 80 points on 32-of-49 shooting. New Orleans didn’t just look like a young team. It looked like a team that was unprepared for the moment.

Now, it heads back home down 0-2 and in need of a win on Saturday to give itself any chance of reviving its season. This one has gone about as poorly as one could’ve imagined. — Will Guillory, Pelicans staff writer Thursday’s NBA playoffs schedule Cavaliers at Magic: 7 p.m. ET (Cavs lead 2-0) Knicks at 76ers: 7:30 p.m. ET (Knicks lead 2-0) Nuggets at Lakers: 10 p.m. ET (Nuggets lead 2-0) Required reading (Top photo of Tyler Herro and Jaylen Brown: Winslow Townson / Getty Images)