On Thursday night, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics suffered their first loss since March 12 at the hands of the Miami Heat. In the loss, Tatum recorded 16 points, seven assists, three rebounds, and a steal.

This marked an off-night for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who shot just 4-of-17 from the field (2-of-9 from three) en route to 16 points. He finished minus-11 on the evening. Boston also shot 27.9 percent from three. Jaylen Brown's 24 points paced the team.

Jayson Tatum is cleared to play for the Boston Celtics against the Miami Heat. His presence is crucial as the Celtics aim to continue their winning streak. Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown,

Even though the Celtics lost on Wednesday night to the Miami Heat, they have still won nine of their last ten games. They are pretty much locked into the second seed in the East.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month in March, the NBA announced Tuesday afternoon. Oklahoma City Thunder head coach and Massachusetts native Mark Daigneault was named the top coach in the West.

This marks the fourth time in Joe Mazzulla's head-coaching career that he's won the league honor. The post Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla takes home Eastern Conference Coach of the Month honors appeared first on Boston.

A pair of teams that have gotten used to seeing each other in late April and May are likely playing their final game against each other this season on Wednesday, April 2 when the Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat at TD Garden in Boston.

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Tyler Herro scored a game-high 25 points and Bam Adebayo tossed in 21 as the visiting Miami Heat extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Celtics 124-103 on Wednesday night.