US EditionCeltics Rally From 22 Points Down to Beat Heat
Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Payton Pritchard added 24 as Boston rallied with a strong third quarter and clutch 3-point shooting for their largest comeback this season.
- On Friday night, the Boston Celtics erased a 22-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 98-96 with Jaylen Brown scoring 29 and Payton Pritchard adding 24.
- After a poor first-half shooting stretch, Boston outscored Miami 25 over the final 7:06 of the third, sparked by White's and Pritchard's back-to-back 3s.
- In the closing sequence, Derrick White knocked down two free throws with 9.1 seconds left and hit a corner 3 with 1:31 remaining, while Davion Mitchell missed a late 3.
- Boston's victory also extended the Celtics' five-game winning streak and completed a season series sweep vs. Miami, with veteran forward Nikola Vucevic posting 11 points and 12 rebounds in his debut.
- Box score shows Boston outrebounded Miami 50-42, with Vucevic contributing 12 rebounds; Wiggins scored 26 points, Powell 24, and assists were 17 for Boston and 23 for Miami.
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The Boston Celtics pulled off one of their best comebacks of the season on Friday night.Boston trailed the Miami Heat by 21 points at halftime after shooting just 1-for-20 from three-point range in the first half. The deficit looked insurmountable. But the Celtics stormed back in the third quarter, outscoring Miami 36-15 to erase the lead and eventually held on for a 98-96 victory at TD Garden.Nikola Vucevic played a key role in the comeback, ma…
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Celtics rally from 22 points down to beat Heat
Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard help Boston earns its biggest come-from-behind win of the season.
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Celts rally from 22-point deficit to edge Heat, 98-96
Jaylen Brown had 29 points while Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics make their biggest comeback of the season, rallying from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 98-96.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Celtics overcome slow start to beat Heat, extend win streak to 5
Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Payton Pritchard finished with 24 as the Boston Celtics overcame a 22-point deficit to defeat the visiting Miami Heat 98-96 Friday night.
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