"Jaylen Brown had 29 points while Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics make their biggest comeback of the season, rallying from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night. Derrick White hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 1:31 remaining that provided the Celtics - winners of five straight - the final margin. White shot 6 of 20 but ended up with 21 points."
"Nikola Vucevic had a double-double in his first game with the Celtics, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Boston made 9 of its final 15 shots from 3 after missing 20 of 21 from deep to start the game. Miami had a chance to win it in regulation, but Davion Mitchell missed a 3-pointer from the corner with 2.7 seconds remaining. Andrew Wiggins led the Heat with 26 points while All-Star Norman Powell had 24 points."
Boston rallied from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 98-96, completing the largest comeback of the season. Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Payton Pritchard added 24. Derrick White hit a corner 3 with 1:31 remaining and finished with 21 points. Nikola Vucevic, in his first game with Boston, recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Celtics missed 20 of 21 three-pointers to start but made 9 of their final 15 from deep. Miami led 59-38 at halftime and held a 67-49 lead before Boston outscored Miami 25-7 late in the third quarter.
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