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NBA: Red-hot Miami Heat stun Celtics with 23 threes, even playoffs series at 1-1

NBA: Red-hot Miami Heat stun Celtics with 23 threes, even playoffs series at 1-1

Eighth-seeded Miami Heat silenced the crowd inside TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night after beating the top-seeded Celtics 111-101 to even their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Heat, who were without superstar forward Jimmy Butler, made visible adjustments from their disappointing 20-point defeat in Game 1 as they hit 23 three-pointers, setting a new franchise record in the playoffs. “You have to...