Thanks to the hustle of Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward got a two-handed flush.

Midway through the first quarter against the Miami Heat, Irving pulled off a hustle play when he jumped for the ball and saved it from going out of bounds. Jayson Tatum then connected with Hayward to pave the way for an easy slam.

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With less than 10 games remaining in the season, the Celtics are in fourth place in the East. They're safely in the playoffs, but they still need to play out the rest of the games to determine their spot.

It's been an underwhelming season thus far. Given that the team houses some of the best talents in the league in Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, one would expect them to at least be in the top two seeds in the conference.

Despite this, no one has counted them out. After all, this Celtics team has garnered significant playoff experience in the past. The regular season matters, but when you have a team filled with talent and experience, it would be foolish to dismiss in the postseason. The clip above could just be a sneak peek of what Boston has in store for the playoffs.