Al Horford had 19 points (10 in the paint), 11 rebounds and a season-high 10 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 110-105.
The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 23.
The Heat got within 103-100 on Dwyane Wade’s 15-foot fadeaway with 2:00 to play, but Kyrie Irving answered with a three-point play, and the Heat got no closer than 106-102.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Heat 7-2. Irving (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 5 of the Celtics’ 7 on 1 for 3 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Irving had 25 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Heat, Goran Dragic had a season-high 30 points (18 in the paint) and 5 steals, and Bam Adebayo added 19 points and 14 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Celtics grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Heat’s 9. The Heat outscored the Celtics 56-28 in the paint. The Heat’s starters were outscored 27-11 in 10 minutes together.