This marked an off-night for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who shot just 4-of-17 from the field (2-of-9 from three) en route to 16 points. He finished minus-11 on the evening. Boston also shot 27.9 percent from three. Jaylen Brown's 24 points paced the team.

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The Miami Heat looked like a broken team after the trade deadline, dropping ten straight games after dealing away Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors. Slowly but surely, Erik Spoelstra has managed to put fit some of his new pieces together in the wake of the blockbuster deal that gave him four new player additions.

Tyler Herro had 25 points and nine assists and the Miami Heat extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a 124-103 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Is there a world where the Celtics can maintain their star-studded assemblage of elite players despite the rumors of impending downsizing for the team?

Celtics owner-in-waiting Bill Chisholm made his first appearance at TD Garden on Wednesday night since his group agreed to purchase the franchise last month. Chisholm sat courtside alongside team governor Wyc Grousbeck in the seats often occupied by co-owner Steve Pagliuca very close to the Celtics bench.

Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Wednesday night game against the Boston Celtics.

Kristaps Porzingis has been in and out of the Boston Celtics rotation this season. The veteran big man started the season on the injury report as he continued to recover from offseason surgery. A mysterious illness also kept him out of rotation during late February and early March.

The Miami Heat ended Boston's nine-game NBA winning streak with a 124-103 victory that pushed the reigning champion Celtics further behind Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland -- who rallied to beat New York on Wednesday.