The Celtics (48-19) beat the Miami Heat for the 3rd time this season with Friday night's 103-91 win at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The Celtics have won 6 in a row against the Heat dating back to last season. With the win, the Celtics avoided losing 2 in a row for the 3rd time this season. The Celtics improved to 9-3 this season with Jaylen Brown out of the starting lineup. 

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Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 28 in the win. Tatum knocked down 5 3's. Jrue Holiday opened up the game by scoring 10 of the Celtics first 16 Points. Holiday hit 5 3's and scored 25. Derrick White scored 12 of 18 Points in the 4th Quarter. 

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No KP (Again): Kristaps Porzingis was held out of the lineup once again because of illness and he's now missed 8 straight games and 9 of the Celtics last 10 games. Porzingis is with the team and went through a workout prior to Friday night's game. 

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#'s of the Night: The Celtics again avoided losing 2 in a row for the 3rd time this season with Friday night's win and the Celtics are now 17-2 after a loss this season. The Celtics were held to 50 Points in the 1st Half and it's the 9th time this season where the Celtics scored 50 or less in the 1st Half. The Celtics are now 10-2 with Luke Kornet in the starting lineup. The Celics are 2 wins away from their 4th straight season of 50 or more wins. 

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1st-Half Nuggets- The Celtics hit their 1st 4 shots (all 3-Pointers) to open the game. Celtics were up 7 after the 1st Quarter and tied at 50 at the Half. Jrue Holiday scored 10 in the 1st Quarter and had 16 at Halftime. Holiday hit 4 of the Celtics 10 3's in the 1st 24 Minutes. Andrew Wiggins had 1o of his 14 1st-Half Points in the 2nd Quart er. The Celtics went 6-for-24 from the field in the 2nd Quarter and 4-15 on 3's. 

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Up Next: The Celtics are right back at it and come north to play the Nets in Brooklyn Saturday night. The Celtics started a stretch of playing 8 of 9 on the road Friday night. The Celtics take on the Heat in Miami Friday night and play the Nets on Brooklyn Saturday night. Celtics and Nets play in Boston Tuesday night. 

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