{"id":589357,"date":"2026-02-08T00:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/589357\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:14:34","slug":"celtics-survive-early-drought-to-beat-the-heat-at-home-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/589357\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics survive early drought to beat the Heat at home (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 7, 2026, 12:33 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Boston Celtics might have had a historically bad shooting night in the first half of their 98-96 win over the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/miami-heat\/14\/\" data-autotag=\"2fc7081f-f0b3-4b1d-b589-781c9028a4e7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Miami Heat<\/a> at TD Garden this Friday (Feb. 6) night. But that did not stop them from finding a way to win in former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/chicago-bulls\/4\/\" data-autotag=\"405d8bcc-fb36-48bb-8870-95d5603bd7ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> big man Nikola Vucevic&#8217;s debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Despite starting the night 1-21 from beyond the arc, the Celtics managed to eventually get their efficiency from deep to an almost-respectable 10-of-36 on a night where the Heat were just a few percentage points better from 3 and both ball clubs hitting 42% of their shots overall by the time the final buzzer sounded. Winning the battle of the boards 50-42 thanks in part to Vooch, as did logging more blocks (7 vs. Miami&#8217;s 3) on a night where winning any margin was critical to the victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the best plays of the game captured in images.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566105007-usatsi-28175253.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic (4) shoots a free throw during the second half against the Miami Heat at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566102007-usatsi-28174918.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) reacts after making a basket during the second half against the Miami Heat at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566099007-usatsi-28175255.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Hugo Gonzalez (28) and Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) battle for the ball during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566101007-usatsi-28175225.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) controls the ball while Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) defends during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566098007-usatsi-28174908.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) falls over Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566097007-usatsi-28174903.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) shoots the ball during the second half against the Miami Heat at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566103007-usatsi-28174923.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) controls the ball while Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) defends during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566104007-usatsi-28174921.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) drives to the basket past Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88566100007-usatsi-28174932.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feb 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) congratulates guard Payton Pritchard (11) after making a basket during the second half against the Miami Heat at TD Garden. 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