Heat Beat Celtics Without Jimmy Butler Tuesday

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat never trailed in beating the Boston Celtics 111-106. The Heat remained alone in the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics had their lead for the No. 3 seed cut to 1 1/2 games over the Heat. Miami has a game lead on Indiana and improved to 2-1 so far in the seeding games despite Jimmy Butler sitting out with a sore right ankle after playing Monday in a loss to Toronto. The Heat came through with their first victory over Boston this season.

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