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The Celtics and the three-point shot

On Wednesday night, the Celtics handily beat the Heat 112-93 and Boston’s win was most evident at the charity stripe and behind the arc. They took 32 free throws (fifteen more than Miami) and that ended up ultimately being the difference in the game. However, it was the Celtics’ 41 three-point attempts that really jump off the box score.

The Heat are one of the league’s best three-point shooting teams in the NBA. Before the game, Stevens talked about how deadly Miami is with shooters like Duncan Robinson (43.5% on 6.6 3FGA’s per game) and Kendrick Nunn (34.