Heat Drop Celtics

     The Miami Heat downed the Boston Celtics 130-124 at TD Garden on Sunday. The Heat have been victorious in five of their last six games. Both teams will meet again on Tuesday in Boston. 

     Miami(37-21) rolled out to a 14-8 lead to start the game and were up 36-23 after one quarter. The Heat kept the momentum and led 79-53 at halftime. Boston(35-33) cut the deficit to 105-84 at the end of three quarters. The Celtics began the fourth quarter on a 21-8 run to get it down to a single-digit margin, however they fell short in the end. 

     Jimmy Butler compiled a double-double for the Heat with 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Duncan Robinson drained in 22 points while Bam Adebayo added 20 points. Trevor Ariza was able to drop in 19 points. 

     Evan Fournier scored a game-high 30 points for the C's. Jayson Tatum poured in 29 points, Kemba Walker had 18 points and Marcus Smart placed in 16 points.