{"id":695505,"date":"2026-04-03T06:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695505\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:52:07","slug":"brown-scores-43-tatum-has-triple-double-and-celtics-run-away-from-heat-147-129-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695505\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown scores 43, Tatum has triple-double and Celtics run away from Heat, 147-129"},"content":{"rendered":"

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown scored 43 points, Jayson Tatum had his first triple-double of the season and the Boston Celtics rode the strength of a record-setting first quarter to beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tatum finished with 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists for Boston, which scored 53 points in the first quarter – a franchise record that tied the second-highest total for an opening quarter in NBA history. Sam Hauser added 23 for the Celtics, who are 31-0 when scoring at least 117 points this season and are 10-1 in their last 11 games following a loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Celtics led by as many as 27, then saw the lead trimmed to as little as nine early in the fourth quarter. Boston (51-25) holds the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference race, four games behind No. 1 Detroit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bam Adebayo had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which tied a franchise record by hitting 24 3-pointers. The Heat made 24 on three other occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davion Mitchell scored 21, while Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson each scored 18 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 17 for the Heat (40-37).
Miami remained in the No. 10 spot in the East play-in race. The Heat are a half-game behind No. 8 Orlando and No. 9 Charlotte, teams both with 40-36 records.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Celtics made 11 of their first 13 shots on the way to the sizzling start, then closed the first quarter on a 24-3 run that turned a one-point deficit into a 20-point lead – and that burst came in just over four minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston’s lead was 80-57 at halftime and the Celtics scored the first four points of the second half to push the margin to 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Up next\u00a0<\/p>\n

Celtics: Visit Milwaukee on Friday.
Heat: Host Washington on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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