Celtics played their first match after a Jaylen Brown blow that places him out for the rest of the season as well as the playoffs and could not hold off the Heat who went 59.3% FG% and 53.3% 3P%) and lost their second match to heat after Sunday with 129-121.
Celtics’ had Kemba Walker back to his former self with 36 points on 27 shots, Evan Fournier had 20 points and 8 assists while Jayson Tatum also had a big night with 33 points, 8 rebound, and 6 assists but with no support from the rest of the squad, Celtics perished against Heat despite a winning show by the stars. Their center position and bench came up short while Heat had six of its players in double-figure and Jimmy Butler scored the lowest at 13 points with 17 minutes of playtime.