Heat beat Celtics 104-98 to end Boston's 16-game winning streak

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Boston Celtics' 16-game winning streak came to an end as the Miami Heat held on to beat Boston 104-98 on Wednesday.

Miami was the first team to beat the Celtics since Oct. 18. Goran Dragic scored 27 points while Dion Waiters had 26 for Miami.

Kyrie Irving scored 23 points for Boston. Jayson Tatum added 18, and Jaylen Brown and Marcus Morris each had 14.

"You can tell they were locked into this game," Irving said. "They wanted it and proved it."