Recap: Celtics hold off dirty, rotten, no-good Heat

The Celtics rebounded from yesterday’s disheartening loss in Orlando with a gritty, gutty 100-90 victory over the gutless Miami Heat.

Isaiah Thomas played the closer yet again, scoring 12 of his 25 points in the 4th quarter. Aging cheap-shot artist Dwyane Wade had a big 4th quarter too, (15 of his game-high 34 points), but Wade fizzled over the final 4 minutes.

I was curious to watch Heat big man Hassan Whiteside. Turns out, he’s a scumbag:

https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.jsWhiteside was assessed a flagrant-2 for this cowardly cheapshot on Kelly Olynyk. Anything less than a 5 game suspension will be a travesty. If you’re gonna be a tough guy, at least do it face to face. Attacking someone from behind is the sleaziest of moves. 

The Green

Gigi Datome tied a career high 13 points on 6-9 shooting. James Young who?

Brandon Bass continues to kick-ass. Tonight he dropped 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. He was a game-high +20. I’m guessing he had 4 or 5 dunks.

The Gross

How many games have the Celtics won when they shot 24% (6-25) from 3? I bet it’s not many. Fortunately, the Heat were worse (4-17 3 FG, 23.5%.

Greenlights

Isaiah Thomas finishes the drive but hits the floor hard

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Jonas Jerebko with the long distance finger roll

Gigi with the silky smooth step-back jumper

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The Grid

• The Celtics had 1 turnover in the 2nd half (9 total)
• Boston is 6-1 on the second night of back-to-backs (Correction – 8-5 total on season, 6-1 in the last 7)
• Celtics bench had 59 points
• Miami shot twice as many FTs as Boston (34-17)

The Ridiculous

. @celticsfr if the Celtics make the playoffs and win a first round series, I’ll stop shaving my head & face the rest of 2015

— John Karalis (@RedsArmy_John) March 10, 2015

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsThe Ridiculous Part II

HAHAHA “@Marc_DAmico: Contrary to multiple media reports, Avery Bradley, is, in fact, in Miami with the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/LHC07l963V” — Emily Austen (@emilyausten_) March 10, 2015

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