There’s also another important salary cap benefit the Celtics got that could be important in the coming days. Before the trades this week, the C’s were above the first apron of the salary, but they’re now under it. As a result, the Celtics are now eligible to sign waived players that made more than $14.1 million.

Neemias Queta has made a lot of strides, learning little things that improve his chances to score and open things up for his teammates. One play against Miami showed just how much progress he's made in one particular area.

Vučević finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in Boston's 98-96 comeback win against the Miami Heat.

Boston stayed busy and two more moves materialized in the hours before the deadline, with Boston sending Chris Boucher to Utah and Josh Minott to Brooklyn. Brad Stevens pulled off one more move at the buzzer, sending Xavier Tillman to Charlotte to get the Celtics under the luxury-tax threshold.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 98-96 loss to the Boston Celtics (34-18) on Friday night at TD Garden to open a two-game trip. The Heat (27-26) ends the trip against the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon at Capital One Arena.

The Boston Celtics endured their worst first half of the season before coming alive in the second half to beat the Miami Heat at TD Garden.

Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum had recently expressed concerns about his fit, given the team's success without him on the floor.

To get a better idea of which players might join the roster, and what else fans should watch for, we linked up with Third Apron cap guru Yossi Gozlan.