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MIAMI -- Isaiah Thomas drew blood from Justise Winslow. Other than that, most of Miamis biggest problems were self-inflicted.And the Boston Celtics reaped the benefits.Thomas scored 23 points before getting ejected, Avery Bradley added 20 and the Celtics led by 22 points in the first half before hanging on to beat the Heat 105-95 on Sunday night.I thought we answered their runs well, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. You knew they were going to come. ... Thats a hard-playing team.Al Horford had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Celtics beat Miami for the fifth consecutive time.Were playing well, Horford said. It shows we can close out games on the road.Miami turned the ball over 23 times, leading to 24 Boston points. And the Heat went 6 for 14 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, 14 for 25 in the game to further cement themselves as the NBAs worst free-throw-shooting team this season.Every time we had an opportunity, we coughed it up right as the momentum would shift, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Thats one of our most inefficient games of the year.Goran Dragic led all scorers with 31 points for Miami. Hassan Whiteside finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds, all but one of those rebounds coming in the second half.Thomas was ejected with 3:02 left for elbowing Winslow in the face, bloodying the Heat forward and being assessed with a flagrant-2 after a review.Winslow needed sutures postgame, but said he didnt think Thomas had intent. Neither did Stevens.(Referee) Tony Brothers didnt think it was a flagrant-2 but he has to go with what they say, Thomas said. Im happy we won but Im disappointed that they kicked me out. Theres no reason for that.Winslow missed both resulting free throws -- part of that season-long Miami problem -- but the Heat seemed sparked nonetheless.In just over a minute after Thomas ejection, the Heat had what was a 12-point deficit down to 97-93. Dragic connected on a 3-pointer from the right corner with 2:04 remaining and Tyler Johnson added a free throw not long afterward.But the Heat got no closer.Weve got to figure out a way to get that second-half intensity in the first half, Winslow said.TIP-INSCeltics: Bostons 22-point lead was the biggest deficit the Heat have faced at home this season. Utah led Miami by 21. The Celtics also led by 19 at Miami earlier this season. ... Former Heat guard Gerald Green (sore left hip) was sidelined. ... The Celtics turned Miamis first five turnovers into 12 points.Heat: Dragic was 5 for 6 on 3s. ... Wayne Ellington (hamstring) was out. His absence made Josh Richardson a starter, giving Miami its ninth lineup. ... Dion Waiters (groin) missed his 12th consecutive game. ... Whitesides third block gave him 457 with Miami, passing Joel Anthony for No. 4 in team history.ROAD WARRIORSLater this week, Boston will wrap up a stretch where 18 of its first 29 games came on the road. No team in the NBA has played fewer home games than the Celtics so far; Sacramento has also played 11, and San Antonio played its 12th on Sunday. Its part of it. Youve got to play 41 road games. Were playing a lot of ours early, Stevens said.NOT FREEThe Heat are on pace for the worst free-throw shooting season in franchise history. Sundays 14 for 25 effort dropped Miamis season percentage to .662. The 2004-05 Heat shot .672 for the franchise low mark.UP NEXTCeltics: Visit Memphis on Tuesday, as a three-game trip continues.Heat: Host Orlando on Tuesday, the next-to-last game in a six-game homestand. Nike Clearance Sale . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Wholesale Nike Shoes . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. http://www.clearancenikeshoes.com/ . Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. Nike Clearance Store . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Nike Shoes On Sale . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. Coming off back-to-back 200-yard games, San Diego States Donnel Pumphrey has built a comfortable lead atop the national rushing chart.Pumphreys average increased to 199.7 yards per game after he ran for 220 yards on 23 carries against Northern Illinois on Saturday. That came after his 281-yard night against California on Sept. 10. His low output was 98 yards against FCS New Hampshire in the opener.The shifty 5-foot-9, 180-pound senior was held to 64 yards in the first half by Northern Illinois but broke touchdown runs of 33 and 79 yards to go over 200 yards for the fourth time in his career and help the No. 22 Aztecs win 42-28 . Pumphrey ran for 100 yards for the 24th time, passing Marshall Faulk for the most in program history and making him the FBS active leader.Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson is second in rushing, at 154.7 yards per game.Other notable statistical achievements:NELSON EMERGES FOR PIRATESEast Carolinas Philip Nelson, who entered the season having not played in a game since 2013, is leading the nation in completion percentage. Playing in offensive coordinator Tony Petersens spread system, Nelson is 105 for 133 (78.9 percent) for an average of 365 yards per game.Nelson started 16 games over two seasons at Minnesota before transferring to Rutgers following the 2013 season. He pleaded guilty to fifth-degree misdemeanor assault for his role in the May 2014 beating of a man in Mankato, Minnesota, and was kicked off Rutgers team. Nelson moved on to East Carolina, where he was on the scout team in 2015.His top target is Zay Jones, whos tied with Californiaas Chad Hansen for the national lead with 39 receptions.dddddddddddd In Saturdays 20-15 loss to South Carolina , Jones caught a school-record 22 balls for a career-best 190 yards. The 22 catches were one off the NCAA record and the most since Freddie Barnes of Bowling Green had 22 against Kent State in 2009.LONG PASSESOklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph had quite a start and finish against Pittsburgh. His 91-yard touchdown pass to James Washington on the first snap was the longest pass play this season. His final pass went to Jhajuan Seales for 86 yards and set up the deciding touchdown in a 45-38 win . Washington had 296 yards, most in the nation, on nine catches.LONG RUNSThe two longest runs from scrimmage this season occurred Saturday. Oregon States Victor Bolden Jr. scored on a 92-yard jet sweep in the third quarter of a 37-7 win over Idaho State, and Texas A&Ms Trayveon Williams broke an 89-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of a 29-16 win over Auburn.FAST-MOVING ORANGEFirst-year Syracuse coach Dino Babers has his Orange playing fast. Their offense got off a school-record 105 plays (55 rushing, 50 passing) in a 45-20 loss to USF. The 105 plays tied the Atlantic Coast Conference record set by Maryland in 1992 against North Carolina State.BALL SECURITYEastern Michigan, New Mexico State and Nevada are the only three teams that have not fumbled, let alone lost a fumble.---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '