Boston Celtics
Anfernee Simons scored 39 factors and Sam Hauser added 17 for the Celtics, who outscored Miami 36-21 within the fourth quarter.
MIAMI (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 factors within the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown added 27 and the Boston Celtics trailed a lot of the method earlier than rallying to beat the Miami Warmth 119-114 on Thursday night time.
Sam Hauser added 17 factors for the Celtics, who outscored Miami 36-21 within the fourth quarter and gained after going through as a lot as a 19-point deficit. It was their second-biggest comeback win of the season, after coming from 20 right down to beat Indiana on Dec. 22.
Simons had the second highest-scoring recreation for a reserve this season — Utah’s Brice Sensabaugh had 43 on Wednesday night time in a loss to Chicago — and have become the fourth Celtics participant within the final 50 years to attain a minimum of 39 off the bench. The others: Larry Chicken, Todd Day and Payton Pritchard.
Norman Powell scored 26 factors for Miami, which bought 22 factors apiece from Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Andrew Wiggins added 16 for the Warmth.
Simons had 11 consecutive Boston factors within the fourth quarter to chip away at what was left of the Miami edge, after which Hauser bought an open 3-pointer with 5:21 left to offer the Celtics their first lead for the reason that opening minute of the sport.
The lead modified palms twice extra, earlier than Brown’s 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining put Boston on prime for good.
Miami began the sport on a 28-9 run, placing the Celtics in a most uncommon early place.
That 19-point margin — solely about seven minutes into the sport — matched the largest first-quarter deficit the Celtics confronted in a 304-game span since trailing Indiana by 20 early on in a recreation on Dec. 21, 2022. Boston additionally trailed Milwaukee by 19 within the first quarter on April 9, 2024.
The Warmth performed with out place to begin guard Davion Mitchell (left shoulder contusion) and sixth man Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left knee soreness).
Celtics: At Atlanta on Saturday night time.
Warmth: Host Oklahoma Metropolis on Saturday night time.
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