The Miami Heat (13 - 15) defeated the Boston Celtics (10 - 15) 100 - 84 on Sunday at the American Airlines Arena in Miami Florida. The Heat did most of their damage in the first half, out - scoring the Celitcs 52 - 42. They were able to finish the game shooting 47 percent from the field and 29 percent from the three - point line, while the Celtics shot 40 percent from the floor and 26 percent from beyond the arc. The Heat were able to force the Celitcs into 15 turnovers, giving them an even greater advantage to take home the victory. The Heat had six players reach double figures in points in this one. Luol Deng led all scorers with 23 points, after shooting 9 - for - 15 from the field and 1 - for - 2 from the three - point line. He also went a perfect 4 - of - 4 from the free throw line. With Dwyane Wade sitting out, Mario Chalmers got pushed into the starting lineup, where he took advantage of the extra playing time and recorded his fourth double - double of the season with 11 points (5 - 13 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 1 - 4 FT) and 10 assists. Although it was n't his best day shooting from the floor, he still made up for it with the opportunities he gave to his teammates. Norris Cole also benefitted from some extra playing time and scored 15 points in 37 minutes. The fifteen points were the most he's had since scoring 23 points in the season opener and the minutes played was near a season - high. James Ennis also provided a big boost off the bench with 16 points (4 - 8 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt, 6 - 6 FT) and eight rebounds. It was a season - high in points for him as he has only reached double figures in points once before. The Celtics struggled to find any consistent offense in their young lineup. Tyler Zeller did most of the damage for them as he went 10 - for - 15 from the floor and 2 - for - 3 from the free throw line to score 22 points, while also grabbing eight rebounds. It was only the second time Zeller has broken the 20 - point mark this season. Both Jeff Green and Kelly Olynyk chipped in 13 points of there own, but without much contribution from the bench, the Celtics came up a quite a bit short. The Heat's next game will be at home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, while the Celitcs will travel to Orlando to play the magic on Tuesday.
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