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The Celtics were as vulnerable as any team could imagine, thin on big men with Jermaine and Shaquille O’Neal and Semih Erden all out, slim on small forwards with Marquis Daniels down, and coming off losses in three of their last four games. Bracelets wholesale, Up to 70% off, Various bracelets on sale.

Nate Robinson was questionable with a bruised knee, and told coach Doc Rivers five minutes before the game that he didn’t think he could play. Paul Pierce was feeling just as bad, not just because of the illness that kept him out of practice earlier in the week but also because of hand and foot injuries.

And still, Miami found a way to look just as disjointed as it did three months ago, turning the ball over 12 times in the first half, shooting 31.7 percent in the second half, and falling to the Celtics for the third time this season, 85-82.

The Celtics managed to bring the Heat’s streak to an end, reclaiming a half-game lead for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and regaining their footing heading into the All-Star break.

“We’re shorthanded but we’re not short of heart and grit,’’ Kevin Garnett said. “We work hard, we will come out here and compete. We’re at home, we’re still a good team. We’re without some major pieces here, but that doesn’t mean we’re not a good team at the same time.’’ Power balance, 65% off, Power balance pulsera mixed color online.

In the kind of game in which statistics only made things more puzzling, Miami shot 54.5 percent in the first half while holding the Celtics to 37.2 percent, and only took a 4-point lead into the locker room. But the Celtics needed just 12 shots from the floor to ring up 35 points in the third quarter and take control of the game.

In the end, Miami was still somehow outnumbered. Both Glen Davis (16 points) and Von Wafer (10) outscored the Heat’s bench (8), and Wafer made the most of his 14 minutes, shooting 4 of 5 with a pair of threes.

“It was obviously a huge win for us with all the stuff we have going on,’’ said Rivers. “We were literally thinking at one point, ‘We’re not going to have enough bodies to play this game.’ To gut it out was great.’’

Pierce played 40 minutes and Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo each played 43 as Rivers milked his starters, knowing they’d have two days of rest before playing New Jersey and then breaking for the All-Star respite.

“I told the guys minutes were out the window the next couple games,’’ Rivers said. Power balance wholesale, 65% off, Wholesale power balance online.