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MIAMI -- Isaiah Thomas endured his worst shooting night of the season, and the Boston Celtics still made scoring on Miami look easy.Thomas had 25 points and eight assists, Avery Bradley added 18 points and the Celtics beat the Heat 112-104 on Monday night -- putting up more points on Miami than any other opponent all season.Thomas shot 7 for 23, but the Celtics put six players in double figures and never trailed after the midpoint of the first quarter.We took what the defense gave us, said Bostons Kelly Olynyk, who had 14 points. We just kind of found ways to score however they were guarding us.Jae Crowder scored 17 points for Boston, which beat Miami for the fourth consecutive time.Goran Dragic had 27 points and 17 assists for the Heat, setting season bests in both categories. Hassan Whiteside added 25 points and 17 rebounds, and Josh Richardson scored 12.That is the Goran Dragic we know, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Its my responsibility to get him to that more frequently.The Heat tied a season low for a quarter with 12 points in the second, going into halftime down 48-31. They established a season best with 42 points in the third, yet Boston maintained a double-digit lead.They went on a run in the third quarter, but any way we can get road wins were going to take them, Thomas said.Marcus Smart picked up three fouls -- a flagrant, a personal and a technical -- 51 seconds apart late in the fourth, and that helped Miami get Bostons lead down to nine for the first time since the second quarter.But the Heat still fell to 2-7 at home.We just need to continue to grind, to get better, Dragic said. We have so many times were not focused enough. ... You cannot win games like that. We need to figure out something, for sure.TIP-INSCeltics: Al Horford (newborn child) missed the game but is expected to practice Tuesday. ... Shortly before tip-off, Thomas posed for a photo with a soldier who was near the Boston bench. ... Of the 10 Celtics who played, nine had an assist.Heat: Miami missed its first 14 3-pointers before Richardson finally got one to drop midway through the third quarter. A fan actually made one before any Heat player, connecting -- while seated, no less -- during a second-quarter timeout and winning a tablet. ... Whiteside has at least one blocked shot in 46 consecutive games.HEAT INJURIESWayne Ellington played 27 minutes and scored nine points in his Heat debut after missing 16 games with a bruised thigh. Dragic (left elbow) returned from a two-game absence, though he still has some pain. Justise Winslow (left wrist) missed his eighth straight game, while Tyler Johnson (tooth) and Dion Waiters (groin) also were ruled out. Whiteside had an MRI on his sore left knee earlier in the day, and the results did not show any structural problems.GREEN RETURNSGerald Green was back in Miami for the first time since his one-season stint with the Heat ended. He greeted former teammates like Udonis Haslem before the game and said he was happy with his second stint in Boston. The first time I was there I was the youngest guy on the team. Now Im the oldest guy on the team, said the 30-year-old Green, who is about 5 months older than Horford.UP NEXTCeltics: Host Detroit on Wednesday, the start of a two-game homestand.Heat: Visit Denver on Wednesday, beginning a three-game trip against Western Conference foes. Fake Shoes For Sale . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. Shoes Outlet . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. https://www.fakeshoeswholesale.com/ .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Fake Shoes . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Wholesale Shoes . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas made a point a year ago to promote and publicize itself as the home of the largest offensive line in football, both in college and the NFL.This season, a line in transition has left the No. 20 Razorbacks (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) focused more on performance than girth through three games.Its a unit that once again hurt Arkansas in a 45-24 loss to No. 9 Texas A&M last week, a game in which the Razorbacks struggled in short-yardage situations and saw quarterback Austin Allen repeatedly bruised and battered by the Aggies pass rush.While the Razorbacks did gain almost 500 yards in the loss and averaged six yards per play, they failed to score touchdowns during three key goal-line chances. One was the result of a fumble by running back Rawleigh Williams, but the other two came after Arkansas simply couldnt create the holes it needed to score on a jaw-dropping nine plays from the Texas A&M 2-yard line -- or less.And those plays dont include two others that didnt count because of Texas A&M penalties.Lots of missed opportunities out there for us in that game, Allen said. Weve got to finish those drives if we want to win SEC games.Arkansas averaged 319.6 pounds per offensive linemen a year ago, an average thats down only slightly to 318.4 this season after the Razorbacks were forced to replace three starters because of graduation and early NFL entry.While more mass might have helped against the Aggies, experience would have been even better. Right tackle Brian Wallace made his first career start in the game, while left guard Hjalte Froholdt -- a former defensive lineman -- and right guard Jake Raulerson are in their first seasons as starters as well.ddddddddddddLeft tackle Dan Skipper and center Frank Ragnow have provided the experience for the Razorbacks, but their contributions werent enough to overcome Texas A&M in short-yardage situations.Were not as stout as Id like to be, especially there on the goal line, Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said. Up front, youd like to get a bigger push from tackle to tackle, and right now we just dont have it. We can and we will, and well continue to develop it, but right now we dont.If theres reason for optimism about improvement, it comes from Bielemas lengthy history of developing standout linemen. Also, after allowing four sacks in a season-opening win over Louisiana Tech, Arkansas has allowed only three in the three games since -- though none of that helped ease the frustration of last weeks missed goal-line chances.They threw multiple looks at us, but it really doesnt matter what the look is, Ragnow said. We should have been able to execute.Despite the pressure he faced against Texas A&M, including one hit that sent him to the sideline medical tent in the first half, Allen threw for a career-high 371 yards in the loss.Bielema said the junior signal caller made his frustrations known with the blocking of his offensive line during the game. Afterward, however, Allen said he has full faith the line play will improve -- beginning this week when the Razorbacks play their final nonconference game against Alcorn State.(There are) still some young guys up there on the offensive line, Allen said. Its the first SEC game, and theyre going to get better. ' ' '

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