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While the biggest storyline from the Boston Celtics‘ 98-88 victory over the Miami Heat was their comeback from a 26-point deficit, perhaps just as pivotal was a skirmish that occurred late in the third quarter.
In what seemed like a harmless play at first, the Heat's Goran Dragic and the Celtics' Marcus Smart battled for position for a potential rebound. Dragic pushed Smart beneath the hoop, with the Celtics guard appearing to over-sell the contact by falling down.
What transpired was a scene that saw both teams' benches clear, as you can see in the video below:
Goran Dragic pushes Marcus Smart @ the end of the 3rd after #Heat score only 5 pts and 24 pt lead goes to 4 #Celtics pic.twitter.com/hV9w2F90uO
— Roofoh (@jroofoh) April 14, 2016
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To no one's surprise, Smart's teammate, Evan Turner, took a verbal shot at Dragic following the game:
Evan Turner still steamed about Goran Dragic's hit on Marcus Smart end of third quarter. "That was a girl trying to be a man."
— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) April 14, 2016
Despite Boston's miraculous comeback, the Heat still clinched the No. 3 seed due to the Atlanta Hawks‘ loss on Wednesday night.
While a playoff meeting between the two teams seems unlikely due to the Celtics' No. 5 seeding, it's a postseason matchup that certainly would not lack drama.
