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Heat defeat No. 1 seed Celtics in an entertaining 120-116 OT thriller

The Miami Heat come away with the biggest win of the season against the top seeded Boston Celtics in OT 120-116. Miami now improves to 11-12 and leaves TD Garden splitting the back-to-back match ups.

Jimmy Butler returned to the starting line-up and looked like he never even left, finishing with an impressive double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds on 12/21 shooting. He hit multiple clutch shots towards the end of regulation and overtime that helped fuel the Heat to this much-needed win.

Final/OT: Heat 120, Celtics 116

Miami splits the two in Boston.