{"id":1045759,"date":"2020-01-29T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1045759"},"modified":"2020-01-29T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:33:44","slug":"5-rational-thoughts-about-last-nights-celtics-win-in-miami-r1a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/5-rational-thoughts-about-last-nights-celtics-win-in-miami-r1a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Five rational thoughts about last night\u2019s Celtics win in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Important road win for the Celtics, who were again without Jayson Tatum or Enes Kanter. Boston moved to within a half game of the Heat in the East standings and owns a 2-0 head-to-head advantage.<\/p>\n

1. Gordon Hayward\u2019s aggressiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll say it: he\u2019s looking like his former all-star self. Hayward had an impressive stat line in Miami, with game-high 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting, adding 8-of-10 from the line (a sure sign he was attacking the rim), 9 rebounds and 2 assists. He even went up and threw down an alley oop pass<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This performance also continued Hayward\u2019s recent encouraging trend upward.<\/p>\n

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During this three-game stretch, Gordon Hayward is averaging 24.7 points (56.3% FG) and 9.7 rebounds https:\/\/t.co\/payrE7dLmu<\/a><\/p>\n

— Celtics Stats (@celtics_stats) January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n