And down they go.

Game number 3 against the dreaded Miami Heat took place in Boston today and yet again, the Celtics were on the winning end.

How do you come back from a loss late in the game to your most hated rivals? For the first two halves, no one on the Celtics seemed to know. Sparks of great play for a while and then tired defense and rushed offensive trips and even a special appearance from a missed dunk by Big Baby. At half it seemed to just be another "one of those games". A chance to go 3-0 against the team whom analysts had claimed would be sure fire champions before the season started and you could tell the Celtics wanted it at halftime.

The 3rd quarter was brilliant. Boston outscored Miami 35-18 and out of no where it seemed that the 4 point deficit that Boston entered halftime with would never come back. At the end of the 3rd quarter, it seemed it would be smooth sailing for the defending Eastern Conference Champions.

Some stats stuck out before the 4th quarter started. For starters, team captain Paul Pierce had 1 point and had not hit a field goal yet. Imagine knowing you were going to fail a test but you knew you would still pass the class. That's the feeling most Celtics fans had. Who needed one players scoring when everyone else is picking up the slack, right? Another factoid is Rondo's near triple double (which, spoiler alert, he got) going into the 4th. Now with the Rondo stat, everyone was in happy land until about 3 minutes remaining in the 4th.

Let's just say Miami started scoring and the refs started blowing the whistles. No Celtic was safe from the official's onslaught. Am I blowing this out of proportion? You bet I am. Know imagine that analogy I gave about passing class, but now you found out you failed another test and now you might not pass the test. About 1:30 left in regulation and that feeling came. Fast forward a minute and Lebron's at the free throw line. Guess what Captain Clutch does. Goes 1/2 when he's down 2. To wrap it up, Big Baby hit two free throws and Mike Miller bricked a 3 to tie it.

Boston against Miami this season = 3-0. So much for that easy Finals appearance.