Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
48
26
74
2659
2661
24
8
33
77
41
53
25
22
88
27
8
35
3
32
8
16
19
112
4
56
12
21
2117
1010
48
210
19
9
84
13
97
00
89
23
46
2231
6060
76
32
42
2316
138
6
310
39
13
87
22
109
12
87
21
24
3227
6060
5
1
20
21
10
48
2
1
50
8
1
9
0
8
2
4
22
60
6
2
33
17
10
59
10
9
90
4
3
7
0
9
3
6
31
60
7
3
43
23
13
57
3
3
100
8
2
10
1
8
2
2
32
60
6
2
33
16
8
50
10
9
90
7
2
9
2
7
1
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
36
8
13
62
3
5
60
6
7
86
2
4
6
1
2
2
3
4
25
16
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
10
18
56
2
6
33
8
9
89
0
2
2
3
0
0
6
2
30
21
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
30
4
11
36
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
8
6
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
30
2
6
33
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
7
10
8
2
1
1
0
7
-3
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
27
6
6
100
1
1
100
1
1
100
1
6
7
5
2
0
1
1
14
19
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
30
1
5
20
1
3
33
4
4
100
1
2
3
9
1
0
2
3
7
-3
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
16
4
5
80
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
8
-9
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
14
4
7
57
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
4
9
-18
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
11
2
3
67
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
4
1
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-7
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
29
March
2017
Wednesday
TD Garden
Boston
Bucks
Milwaukee
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
35
38
73
2825
3318
29
7
24
91
41
45
24
19
79
24
16
40
5
19
9
15
22
108
4
87
23
26
2221
1013
46
72
52
72
95
52
147
21
48
24
55
2731
6060
104
11
11
2721
810
30
213
012
6
64
63
127
11
52
12
32
1733
6060
8
2
25
22
10
45
7
5
71
9
5
14
2
4
2
5
27
60
7
3
43
21
13
62
2
2
100
5
2
7
1
8
4
5
31
60
10
1
10
27
8
30
2
0
0
6
6
12
1
5
1
3
17
60
4
1
25
21
10
48
13
12
92
4
3
7
1
2
2
2
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
36
3
10
30
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
5
2
2
2
2
9
-17
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
6
14
43
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
2
0
5
5
13
-3
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
30
8
14
57
0
0
0
3
5
60
9
6
15
2
1
1
1
2
19
-13
double
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
23
1
6
17
1
5
20
1
2
50
1
4
5
0
0
0
1
3
4
-5
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
19
3
8
38
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
9
-12
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
31
9
15
60
0
2
0
6
6
100
1
3
4
2
3
0
2
3
24
3
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
28
7
17
41
0
4
0
6
7
86
3
2
5
6
1
2
3
3
20
8
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
18
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
8
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
17
3
3
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
3
7
11
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
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
March
2017
Tuesday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The host Boston Celtics hung on to beat the Miami Heat on Sunday , 112 - 108 . Boston ( 48 - 26 ) is now in a tie with the Cavaliers for the first seed in the Eastern Conference . Sunday 's game marked a huge win for the Celtics , as the team not only earned its fourth straight victory , but moved into first place for the first time all season . Strong ball movement and shooting helped propel the Celtics to victory , as Miami was characteristically tenacious on the glass . The Cs shot over 53 percent from the field and dished out 32 team assists . Two Boston starters , star point guard Isaiah Thomas and forward Jae Crowder , led the team 's offensive charge . Thomas , the league 's second - leading scorer , dropped 30 points on the night . Crowder , meanwhile , had a season - high 25 points including three huge three - pointers . Crowder was also immensely impactful on the defensive end , coming away with two blocks and two steals . Miami ( 35 - 38 ) , meanwhile , has been surging lately , pushing their way to the playoff picture after a dismal 13 - 30 start to the season . On Sunday , the Heat showed the intensity that led them to their playoff push , out - rebounding the Celtics by seven and coming away with 16 forced turnovers . Center Hassan Whiteside was at the heart of the win , scoring 19 points to go along with 15 rebounds . The Heat also enjoyed bench production in droves , with sixth man Tyler Johnson coming away with a team - high 24 points off the bench . Boston will host the Bucks on Wednesday , while the Heat will visit Detroit on Tuesday . It was a big night for the Celtics on the backs of strong offensive play . Superstar point guard Isaiah Thomas led the team with 30 points while shooting 10 - of - 18 from the field . It was a season - best night for forward Jae Crowder as well , as he shot 8 - of - 13 from the field and 3 - of - 5 from three - point range en route to a season - high 25 points . Crowder added six rebounds , two steals , and two blocks . As a team , the Cs shot over 53 percent from the field and dished out 32 team assists . The Heat , meanwhile , shot 45 percent from the field but out - rebounded the Celtics 40 - 36 and forced 16 Boston turnovers . Center Hassan Whiteside had a double - double with 19 points and 15 rebounds . Meanwhile , sixth man Tyler Johnson led the team in scoring off the bench with 24 points .
The host Boston Celtics hung on to beat the Miami Heat on Sunday, 112 - 108. Boston (48 - 26) is now in a tie with the Cavaliers for the first seed in the Eastern Conference. Sunday's game marked a huge win for the Celtics, as the team not only earned its fourth straight victory, but moved into first place for the first time all season. Strong ball movement and shooting helped propel the Celtics to victory, as Miami was characteristically tenacious on the glass. The Cs shot over 53 percent from the field and dished out 32 team assists. Two Boston starters, star point guard Isaiah Thomas and forward Jae Crowder, led the team's offensive charge. Thomas, the league's second - leading scorer, dropped 30 points on the night. Crowder, meanwhile, had a season - high 25 points including three huge three - pointers. Crowder was also immensely impactful on the defensive end, coming away with two blocks and two steals. Miami (35 - 38), meanwhile, has been surging lately, pushing their way to the playoff picture after a dismal 13 - 30 start to the season. On Sunday, the Heat showed the intensity that led them to their playoff push, out - rebounding the Celtics by seven and coming away with 16 forced turnovers. Center Hassan Whiteside was at the heart of the win, scoring 19 points to go along with 15 rebounds. The Heat also enjoyed bench production in droves, with sixth man Tyler Johnson coming away with a team - high 24 points off the bench. Boston will host the Bucks on Wednesday, while the Heat will visit Detroit on Tuesday.
The host Boston Celtics hung on to beat the Miami Heat on Sunday, 112 - 108. Boston (48 - 26) is now in a tie with the Cavaliers for the first seed in the Eastern Conference. Sunday's game marked a huge win for the Celtics, as the team not only earned its fourth straight victory, but moved into first place for the first time all season. Strong ball movement and shooting helped propel the Celtics to victory, as Miami was characteristically tenacious on the glass. The Cs shot over 53 percent from the field and dished out 32 team assists. Two Boston starters, star point guard Isaiah Thomas and forward Jae Crowder, led the team's offensive charge. Thomas, the league's second - leading scorer, dropped 30 points on the night. Crowder, meanwhile, had a season - high 25 points including three huge three - pointers. Crowder was also immensely impactful on the defensive end, coming away with two blocks and two steals. Miami (35 - 38), meanwhile, has been surging lately, pushing their way to the playoff picture after a dismal 13 - 30 start to the season. On Sunday, the Heat showed the intensity that led them to their playoff push, out - rebounding the Celtics by seven and coming away with 16 forced turnovers. Center Hassan Whiteside was at the heart of the win, scoring 19 points to go along with 15 rebounds. The Heat also enjoyed bench production in droves, with sixth man Tyler Johnson coming away with a team - high 24 points off the bench. Boston will host the Bucks on Wednesday, while the Heat will visit Detroit on Tuesday. It was a big night for the Celtics on the backs of strong offensive play. Superstar point guard Isaiah Thomas led the team with 30 points while shooting 10 - of - 18 from the field. It was a season - best night for forward Jae Crowder as well, as he shot 8 - of - 13 from the field and 3 - of - 5 from three - point range en route to a season - high 25 points. Crowder added six rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. As a team, the Cs shot over 53 percent from the field and dished out 32 team assists. The Heat, meanwhile, shot 45 percent from the field but out - rebounded the Celtics 40 - 36 and forced 16 Boston turnovers. Center Hassan Whiteside had a double - double with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Meanwhile, sixth man Tyler Johnson led the team in scoring off the bench with 24 points.
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<TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <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> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 15 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 9 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Okaro White <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> Dion Waiters <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