The Celtics faced off against a very depleted Heat team missing Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker and took full advantage of it tonight in this big 122-92 W. The Celtics came out firing on all cylinders ending the first quarter up 27-14 but found themselves tied shortly after. After an Ime timeout, the Celtics flipped a switch and ended the 2nd quarter up 9 before blowing the doors off the game in the 3rd where they outscored the Heat 40-25. This was one of the rare circumstances where the entire starting lineup played really well which was great to see. JB had a great scoring night but we also saw great overall performances from both Smart and Horford. Smart led the team again with 7 assists but he also led the team from 3 while shooting 4-7. Overall, there aren't many negatives to take away form this game. Dennis Schroder played poorly again and continues to solidify his case to be traded and that's about it. The Celtics are now 2 games above .500 and find themselves in the 9 spot in the Eastern Conference with a game on Wednesday against the Hornets. Let's see if they can make a push prior to the All Star Break.

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