As the Miami Heat looked to catch fire in Boston, that didn't last long as the Celtics stormed all the way back for a comeback win.

When Nikola Vucevic stood up from the Celtics bench and headed to the scorer’s table, there was a cheer from the TD Garden crowd. The C’s faithful in attendance knew this was going to be the big man’s debut Friday against the Heat.

Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.

"I think Amari's got a real chance to be a player," said Stevens.

The Celtics had an active trade deadline this week, acquiring some depth at the big man position with Nikola Vucevic in hopes of strengthening their roster balance for a playoff push. However, Brad Stevens still has work to do in the coming days,

The Celtics added a new face to the organization after completing four total trades this week ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. The Celtics acquired two-way guard John Tonje from the Jazz as part of the Chris Boucher trade. The C’s also sent cash considerations and a future second-round pick to Utah as part of the deal.

Jayson Tatum is not ready to come back yet for the Boston Celtics this season. That's according to Celtics president Brad Stevens who spoke to reporters at the team's facility in Boston Friday. Tatum,

The Celtics snuck one last trade in under the deadline wire, and with it their strategy for this season became more clear.