The Miami Heat (33 - 38) defeated the Boston Celtics (31 - 40) 93 - 86 on Wednesday. The Heat bounced back from a devastating loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, where Khris Middleton's buzzer beating three - pointer stopped them from being down just a half a game to the Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings. With Dwyane Wade (knee) and breakout center Hassan Whiteside (hand) out with injuries, Goran Dragic took over and scored 22 points with seven assists and five rebounds. Henry Walker and Mario Chalmers were deployed into the starting lineup for their injured teammates; they combined for 16 points, five rebounds and nine assists in spot starts. The Heat are now 9 - 5 in March with three games left to end the month. Boston was down by 17 at half but managed to outscore Miami 24 - 11 in the fourth quarter to make the score seem more respectable. Utility man Jae Crowder had a team - high 16 points to go along with seven rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench. Isaiah Thomas returned to the Celtics after missing eight games with a back injury. He came off the bench, as usual, and had scored four points in 20 minutes. Marcus Smart recorded four steals in his second game back since being suspended by the league for one game for kicking a player in the groin. Evan Turner followed up Monday's triple - double four points, four rebounds and five assists in 20 minutes. The Celtics will head to New York to take on the Knicks on Friday, as the Heat will travel to Atlanta to face the Hawks.
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