Final: Celtics 111, Heat 110

Vitor Faverani embraces the man of the hour, Jeff Green.

Wow.

There really are no other words to describe this one.

In a game in which they were 11 point underdogs, the Celtics (3-4) defeated the Miami Heat (4-3) on an improbable, unbelievable, crazy buzzer beater by Jeff Green.

Trailing 110-108 with 0.6 seconds remaining, the Celtics inbounded the ball to Green, who took a fall-away three-pointer from the corner that was contested by LeBron James, and the ball hit nothing but the bottom of the net.

The C's just refused to go away. Miami's biggest lead was 10, but Boston never gave in. They hung in there until the very end, and they ended up winning their third-consecutive game.

Although Miami's "Big Three" combined for 63 points, the Celtics were able to get stops when they needed to and scratched this one away from the grasps of the defending champs.

Unbelievable.

The good:

* No kidding, but Jeff Green had himself a night. His night began with an emphatic dunk over Shane Battier, and his night ended with a remarkable game-winning three-pointer over LeBron James. Green led the C's with 24 points while pulling down 5 rebounds and handing out 2 assists. One knock on Green this season has been his fourth quarter play. In the fourth quarter this season, Green was 3-for-17 before tonight's game. Tonight, he scored 10 points. Over his last four games, Green is averaging 18.5 points on 45% shooting. Green may just be starting to become the guy that this team needs him to be.

* How about Hump? In a game that saw Vitor Faverani only play 3 minutes after Kelly Olynyk started in his place, Kris Humphries was the only other viable big man. And boy did he produce. In 18 minutes off the bench, Humphries had 9 points and 5 rebounds. In his first 47 minutes as a Celtic, Humphries has 19 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks, and is shooting 58%.

* I never thought I would say this, but Jordan Crawford is slowly becoming a leader on this team. Crawford turned in another solid performance with 15 points and 4 assists. Since he was inserted into the starting lineup, the Celtics are 3-0.

The bad:

* Allowing the Miami Heat to score 110 points at home is usually a recipe for disaster. Miami shot 58% on the night. More often than not, you're not gonna beat a team of that caliber when you turn in a defensive performance like that.