Boston can wrap up the Eastern Conference final series with a win at home on Friday night.

Boston center Robert Williams missed five of eight games, but his return in Game 4 played a key role in Boston’s blowout of Miami.

Commentary: Both Boston and Miami have had dominating stretches in the Eastern Conference finals, yet this notably lopsided series is somehow tied, 2-2.

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and the Boston Celtics took their turn pounding the Miami Heat early

Miami’s Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro left Game 3 with injuries, and Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III are all dinged up.

Boston erases most of a 26-point deficit, but Miami holds on for a 109-103 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Boston routed Miami in Game 2 with the return of Marcus Smart and looks to keep it rolling in Game 3 on Saturday night.

Marcus Smart and Al Horford rejoin the lineup, and Smart just misses a triple-double in a 127-102 victory.

Miami exploited the short-handed Celtics in the third quarter, and now Boston needs a plan to come back strong in Game 2.

Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, and the Miami Heat turned things around with a huge third quarter on the way to beating the shorthanded Boston Celtics 118-107 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night