Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter as the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Miami Heat 119-114.

The Celtics visit the Miami Heat for the 2nd of 4 games between them this season.

As the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics go head to head yet again, there are clear defensive priorities being made by the Heat in the second match-up of the season.

The Boston Celtics head to Miami on Thursday night carrying a two-game losing streak.The timing is less than ideal. Boston has not lost three straight since the season’s opening week, when the Celtics stumbled out of the gates at 0-3 before finding their footing.

The move to go away from Ware did not work out well for Spoelstra as Miami’s bench combined for just 21 points with his minutes limited, being thoroughly outplayed by Boston’s reserves (56 points). The Celtics outscored the Heat 36-21 in the fourth quarter with Ware watching from the sidelines.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Jiri Welsch was born in Pardubice, in what is now the Czech Republic in 1980.