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Boston Celtics make franchise history in first quarter vs. Heat
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The Celtics have had all kinds of success in Miami during the past three years, winning nine consecutive games in South Beach. That trend continued in historic fashion on Wednesday night.
Boston erupted for 53 first quarter points against the Heat, the most points scored in a first quarter in franchise history.
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Jaylen Brown led the way for Boston in the opening frame, as the visitors closed out the quarter on a 24-3 run in the final 4:12 to put together a eye-opening frame and build a 20-point lead after just 12 minutes.
Brown scored 20 points in the period in just 11 minutes, going 8-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Sam Hauser also had a perfect shooting quarter, scoring 17 points including 6-for-6 from the field and making all five shots from 3-point range. That tied a franchise record for most made 3s in a quarter and was a new career-high for Hauser points in a period.
Boston actually shot better from 3-point range (11-of-15, 73.3 percent) than from the field overall (20-of-28, 71.4 percent) with six different players knocking down 3-point attempts. The Celtics also had no turnovers in the period, enabling them to maximize nearly every offensive possession with points.
Boston’s 53 points was tied for the second most first-quarter points in NBA history, according to C’s stats guru Dick Lipe and was the most points Boston had scored in a quarter since 1970.
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