Butler drops 26, Heat hold off Celtics to improve playoff positioning

130-124 Sunday as the teams fight for position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.

Evan Fournier scored 30 points to lead the Celtics , who have lost three out of four as they try to avoid the play-in round of the playoffs. Jayson Tatum added 29 points and Kemba Walker finished with 18. It was 118-109 when Fournier got free in the corner for a 3. But Robinson answered with his own 3 on Miami's ensuing possession to push the lead back to 121-112.

Defensively Miami tried to take the ball out of Tatum's hands as much as possible, sending multiple double-teams his way and limiting him to just two field goal attempts in the opening 12 minutes. Tatum's teammates combined to shoot just 7 of 17 from the field and 1 for 8 from 3.

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