The Morning Dunk: Celtics Overcome Depleted Heat

Miami trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter but cut Boston's lead to two with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, thanks in large part to Tyler Herro's 22 points in the second half alone.— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 11, 2024

Things got chippy when Brown and Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson got tangled up fighting for position, which resulted in Brown flinging Robinson into the stands. Brown was assessed a flagrant-1 foul, while Robinson was whistled for a personal.— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 11, 2024

The Celtics maintain a five-game lead SU over the rest of the field for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with the win. Miami, meanwhile, is now a full game back of the Orlando Magic for the seventh seed, but did manage to cover the spread as four-point underdogs to Boston on Sunday.

SGA, Williams Overpower Sacramento

Like John and the vulgar teddy bear Ted from the 2012 comedy "Ted," the Sacramento Kings were afraid of thunder on Sunday, but didn't have a hilarious song to get them through the worst of it. 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (38) and Jalen Williams (32) combined for 70 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 127-113 victory over Sacramento at the Paycom Center.

For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis notched his league-leading 17th triple-double of the season with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 dimes in the loss.

Oklahoma City is now in a three-way tie with the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets in the standings, all of whom are half a game back of the Minnesota Timberwolves for the No. 1 seed in the West. The Kings sit 5.5 games back as the seventh seed.