Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
20
14
34
2602
2639
32
17
53
74
38
51
29
24
83
25
5
30
2
28
6
13
11
117
4
75
33
44
1919
98
5
511
48
9
610
11
621
11
75
11
22
2527
6060
911
56
6
1917
1110
58
49
39
80
54
21
75
00
106
13
36
3035
6060
7
3
43
19
9
47
5
4
80
6
1
7
1
7
1
2
25
60
5
3
60
19
8
42
11
8
73
10
1
11
1
5
1
2
27
60
9
5
56
19
11
58
4
3
75
5
2
7
0
10
1
3
30
60
11
6
55
17
10
59
9
9
100
4
1
5
0
6
3
6
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
37
15
26
58
9
13
69
13
13
100
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
2
52
10
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
True
33
1
7
14
0
1
0
4
4
100
1
3
4
2
2
0
1
1
6
11
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
31
8
12
67
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
6
6
4
1
0
2
1
21
5
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
30
3
8
38
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
1
0
1
1
9
9
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
23
2
3
67
0
0
0
4
6
67
2
3
5
4
0
0
2
1
8
15
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
22
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
1
0
1
2
3
5
0
1
1
1
6
-4
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
21
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
5
2
1
0
2
2
2
-2
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
18
2
7
29
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
3
0
1
2
1
5
-10
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
15
3
4
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
-8
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
5
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
-11
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
January
2017
Tuesday
TD Garden
Boston
Jazz
Utah
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
10
24
34
2846
2806
28
11
39
90
48
53
10
7
70
30
9
39
8
35
7
12
20
114
4
310
13
4
2027
1110
55
40
20
50
1010
34
1044
43
78
12
43
2523
6060
69
34
49
2023
1314
65
15
14
93
55
02
57
01
119
04
14
3036
6060
3
1
33
20
11
55
4
2
50
10
3
13
4
7
1
4
25
60
10
3
30
27
10
37
0
0
0
10
4
14
3
8
2
3
23
60
6
3
50
20
13
65
1
1
100
5
0
5
0
11
0
1
30
60
9
4
44
23
14
61
5
4
80
5
2
7
1
9
4
4
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
34
8
17
47
2
5
40
1
1
100
2
4
6
8
4
2
3
3
19
-7
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
32
5
9
56
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
8
8
1
1
1
1
0
11
-7
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
True
30
5
13
38
0
0
0
1
2
50
4
5
9
6
0
1
1
4
11
-8
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
28
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
0
0
0
0
5
3
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
16
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
5
3
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
30
6
11
55
2
7
29
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
14
-6
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
29
8
13
62
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
4
4
6
0
1
1
5
19
3
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
23
8
13
62
4
7
57
2
3
67
0
3
3
6
2
2
5
3
22
-1
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
14
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
1
2
8
5
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
January
2017
Sunday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Pistons
Detroit
True
The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat , 117 - 114 , at TD Garden on Friday . Boston were expected to win this game rather easily , but the Heat gave them a run for their money . There were 12 ties and 18 lead changes in total , as neither squad led by more than eight points . Both offenses were impressive , as Boston shot 51 percent , while Miami shot 53 percent . It was three - point shooting and free - throw shooting that decided the game , with the Celtics going 83 percent ( 24 - of - 29 ) from the free - throw line and 53 percent ( 17 - of - 32 ) from long distance . The Heat went just 70 percent ( 7 - of - 10 ) from the charity stripe and 39 percent from three ( 11 - of - 28 ) on their end . Miami ( 10 - 24 ) have made a habit of losing close games throughout the season , as this marks their 22nd loss by 12 points or less . Josh Richardson stepped up in the absence of Goran Dragic though , as he led the starters with 19 points , six rebounds , eight assists and four steals . The bench is what kept the Heat hanging around , as Wayne Ellington , James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored at least 14 points . Tyler Johnson finished the game with 19 points , four rebounds and six assists , while James Johnson led the team with 22 points , three rebounds and six assists . Justise Winslow accumulated 11 points , nine rebounds and six assists of his own . Hassan Whiteside 's recent struggles continued , as he totaled just 11 points , eight rebounds and one block in the loss . Miami will return to action on Sunday versus the Detroit Pistons . Boston ( 20 - 14 ) have gotten a career year out of Isaiah Thomas this season and they got a career night out of him in this win . Thomas dropped a career - high 52 points , with 27 of those coming in the fourth quarter . Strangely , he failed to provide an assist , but he went 15 - of - 26 from the field and 9 - of - 13 from three - point range in his historic night . Al Horford was the only other player in double figures , as he accrued 21 points , six rebounds and four assists on 8 - of - 12 shooting . No other player on the roster had more than nine points , five rebounds or five assists . The Celtics will be off until Tuesday , when they play the Utah Jazz for their next game . Boston were expected to win this game easily , but 12 ties and 18 lead changes show just how close it was . Both offenses went off , as they each surpassed 50 percent shooting from the field . Boston took advantage of the lines on the court though , as they shot 83 percent from the free - throw line and 53 percent from three - point range . The Heat hit just 70 percent of their free - throws and 39 percent of their three 's . Isaiah Thomas had a historic night , as he dropped a career - high 52 points , with 27 of those coming in the fourth quarter . Al Horford was the only other Boston player in double figures , as he tallied 19 points , four rebounds and six assists . Josh Richardson filled - in for Goran Dragic to accrue 19 points , six rebounds , eight assists and four steals in the defeat . The Johnson 's came off the bench to do work yet again for Miami , as Tyler and James combined for 41 points , seven rebounds , and 12 assists
The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat, 117 - 114, at TD Garden on Friday. Boston were expected to win this game rather easily, but the Heat gave them a run for their money. There were 12 ties and 18 lead changes in total, as neither squad led by more than eight points. Both offenses were impressive, as Boston shot 51 percent, while Miami shot 53 percent. It was three - point shooting and free - throw shooting that decided the game, with the Celtics going 83 percent (24 - of - 29) from the free - throw line and 53 percent (17 - of - 32) from long distance. The Heat went just 70 percent (7 - of - 10) from the charity stripe and 39 percent from three (11 - of - 28) on their end. Miami (10 - 24) have made a habit of losing close games throughout the season, as this marks their 22nd loss by 12 points or less. Josh Richardson stepped up in the absence of Goran Dragic though, as he led the starters with 19 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals. The bench is what kept the Heat hanging around, as Wayne Ellington, James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored at least 14 points. Tyler Johnson finished the game with 19 points, four rebounds and six assists, while James Johnson led the team with 22 points, three rebounds and six assists. Justise Winslow accumulated 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists of his own. Hassan Whiteside's recent struggles continued, as he totaled just 11 points, eight rebounds and one block in the loss. Miami will return to action on Sunday versus the Detroit Pistons. Boston (20 - 14) have gotten a career year out of Isaiah Thomas this season and they got a career night out of him in this win. Thomas dropped a career - high 52 points, with 27 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Strangely, he failed to provide an assist, but he went 15 - of - 26 from the field and 9 - of - 13 from three - point range in his historic night. Al Horford was the only other player in double figures, as he accrued 21 points, six rebounds and four assists on 8 - of - 12 shooting. No other player on the roster had more than nine points, five rebounds or five assists. The Celtics will be off until Tuesday, when they play the Utah Jazz for their next game.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat, 117 - 114, at TD Garden on Friday. Boston were expected to win this game rather easily, but the Heat gave them a run for their money. There were 12 ties and 18 lead changes in total, as neither squad led by more than eight points. Both offenses were impressive, as Boston shot 51 percent, while Miami shot 53 percent. It was three - point shooting and free - throw shooting that decided the game, with the Celtics going 83 percent (24 - of - 29) from the free - throw line and 53 percent (17 - of - 32) from long distance. The Heat went just 70 percent (7 - of - 10) from the charity stripe and 39 percent from three (11 - of - 28) on their end. Miami (10 - 24) have made a habit of losing close games throughout the season, as this marks their 22nd loss by 12 points or less. Josh Richardson stepped up in the absence of Goran Dragic though, as he led the starters with 19 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals. The bench is what kept the Heat hanging around, as Wayne Ellington, James Johnson and Tyler Johnson all scored at least 14 points. Tyler Johnson finished the game with 19 points, four rebounds and six assists, while James Johnson led the team with 22 points, three rebounds and six assists. Justise Winslow accumulated 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists of his own. Hassan Whiteside's recent struggles continued, as he totaled just 11 points, eight rebounds and one block in the loss. Miami will return to action on Sunday versus the Detroit Pistons. Boston (20 - 14) have gotten a career year out of Isaiah Thomas this season and they got a career night out of him in this win. Thomas dropped a career - high 52 points, with 27 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Strangely, he failed to provide an assist, but he went 15 - of - 26 from the field and 9 - of - 13 from three - point range in his historic night. Al Horford was the only other player in double figures, as he accrued 21 points, six rebounds and four assists on 8 - of - 12 shooting. No other player on the roster had more than nine points, five rebounds or five assists. The Celtics will be off until Tuesday, when they play the Utah Jazz for their next game. Boston were expected to win this game easily, but 12 ties and 18 lead changes show just how close it was. Both offenses went off, as they each surpassed 50 percent shooting from the field. Boston took advantage of the lines on the court though, as they shot 83 percent from the free - throw line and 53 percent from three - point range. The Heat hit just 70 percent of their free - throws and 39 percent of their three's. Isaiah Thomas had a historic night, as he dropped a career - high 52 points, with 27 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Al Horford was the only other Boston player in double figures, as he tallied 19 points, four rebounds and six assists. Josh Richardson filled - in for Goran Dragic to accrue 19 points, six rebounds, eight assists and four steals in the defeat. The Johnson's came off the bench to do work yet again for Miami, as Tyler and James combined for 41 points, seven rebounds, and 12 assists
<GAME> <DATE> 30 December 2016 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> TD Garden <CITY> Boston <HOME> <TEAM> Celtics <CITY> Boston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 20 14 <QTRS> 25 27 30 35 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 30 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 3 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> TD Garden <NEXT-CITY> Boston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 24 <QTRS> 25 23 30 36 <TEAM-AST> 35 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 1 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 52 <FG> 15 26 58 <FG3> 9 13 69 <FT> 13 13 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 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<DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 4 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 9 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none