Heat Come Back On Celtics

     The Miami Heat overcame the Boston Celtics 98-95 at Miami-Dade Arena on Tuesday night. Both teams faced each other in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. The Heat have won six consecutive home games. 

     Miami(27-22) had a slight 32-30 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Boston(35-14) scored 11 unanswered points in the last two minutes of the second quarter and had a 58-50 halftime lead. The Celtics would remain in front 82-75 after three quarters. The Heat went on a 15-0 run early in the fourth quarter and held on in the final stretch. 

     Bam Adebayo powered the Heat with a double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds. Haywood Highsmith also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Victor Oladipo had 13 points and Max Strus scored 12 points. 

     Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with a game-high 31 points along with 14 rebounds. Derrick White got 23 points for the C's.