During a surprise 124-103 blowout loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, six-time All-Star Boston Celtics power forward Jayson Tatum was whistled for what fans felt

This marked an off-night for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who shot just 4-of-17 from the field (2-of-9 from three) en route to 16 points. He finished minus-11 on the evening. Boston also shot 27.9 percent from three. Jaylen Brown's 24 points paced the team.

Tatum was handling the ball for his Boston Celtics as his team trailed the Miami Heat 83-77 late in the third quarter. Davion Mitchell was playing tough defense on Tatum, who then threw a pass toward teammate Jaylen Brown across the court. The ball was tipped and went out of bounds off Brown, giving the ball to the Heat.

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The Miami Heat ended Boston's nine-game NBA winning streak with a 124-103 victory that pushed the reigning champion Celtics further behind Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland -- who rallied to beat New York on Wednesday.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s impressive 124-103 victory over the Boston Celtics (56-20) on Wednesday night at TD Garden to win its sixth straight game and close its three-game trip at a perfect 3-0.

Miami and Boston go head to head tonight. The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat will play inside TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, this evening, Wednesday, April 2. The Heat are ninth in Eastern Conference standing,