Celtics survive late Heat rally, win 110-106

The Boston Celtics (41-12) swept the season series against the Miami Heat (28-25) with a 110-106 victory. A game that the Celtics controlled for 80% of the game, quickly turned into what seemed like a playoff game.

Jayson Tatum (26 points) and Kristaps Porzingis (25 points) led the way for Boston.

In the first quarter, once Tatum exited the game, it was The Porzingis Show. Similar to what the Celtics did against the Wizards, Boston exploited the size mismatch whenever a Heat player switched onto Porzingis. Porzingis played the entire first quarter, scoring 11 points and grabbing six rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting. Whether it was from the outside or being the weak side cutter, Porzingis was in…