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Celtics lead wire-to-wire in Miami, roll past Heat 104-84 for 2-1 lead in East series
MIAMI (AP) For two days, the Boston Celtics lamented getting beaten on their home floor. And when they finally got to play again, they let out all the frustration.
The result: a defensive masterpiece.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points to lead a balanced approach, and the Celtics soundly beat the Miami Heat 104-84 on Saturday night to a take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
“We didn't make too many adjustments,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “We played a little bit harder, we played harder and we dictated the physicality and the tempo of the game. It's the simple things that you have to do under a high level of stress, high level of adversity. I thought our guys did a great job of dictating that tonight.”
Game 4 is Monday in Miami, where the Celtics are 9-2 in their last 11 games and 6-1 in their last seven playoff games.
Tatum added 10 rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, who led Game 3 wire-to-wire and reclaimed the home-court edge that they lost when Miami won Game 2 in Boston. Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and Derrick White scored 16 for the Celtics.
The last time either team saw these kind of numbers - Boston on defense, Miami on offense - was Game 5 of the East finals on May 25, 2022, a 93-80 Celtics road win that helped them reach that season’s NBA Finals. The Heat had scored more than 84 points in every game since and the Celtics had allowed more than 84 in every game since.
“That’s where we’re going to win games, on the defensive end,” Tatum said.
Bam Adebayo scored 20 points for eighth-seeded Miami, which remains without starters Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier because of injuries. Nikola Jovic and Tyler Herro each scored 15 for the Heat, who got 12 from Jaime Jaquez Jr.
“They took us out of stuff we would like to get to," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "They were the more physical team. They bodied us, bullied us on screens, got through stuff, distorted screens, everything. ... You have to credit them for that. They were the more physical team, the team with more physicality and force on both ends of the court.”
Bounce-back efforts have been a trend for Boston this season. The Celtics - the No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs - don't lose often, and when they do, they tend to just come out and win their next one. Boston is now 15-4 in the game immediately following a loss this season, its average victory margin in those games 12.2 points.
“Just mindset,” Brown said. “We put an emphasis on defense, trying to make them uncomfortable a little bit ... and I think that opened up the game.”
Boston never trailed in Game 1, a 114-94 win, and never trailed in Game 3 either on its way to beating Miami for the fifth time in six meetings this season. The Celtics led 21-12 after one, setting the tone for how nothing would come easily for the Heat.
Midway through the second quarter, it - briefly - seemed like Miami had weathered the storm. The Heat were making a bit of a run, the building had some life and Herro had a look at a 3-pointer that would have gotten the Heat within 10.
It rimmed out. The storm was not weathered. It was, in fact, just starting.
The Celtics outscored Miami 20-8 in the next 4 ½ minutes to go up 61-36 and the game was really never in doubt again It was 63-39 at the break, Boston dominant in every which way - a 19-2 edge in points off turnovers, a 26-12 scoring edge in the paint, 27-15 in rebounds, 13-6 in assists.
The lead reached 29 in the second half, Miami never getting closer than 18 after halftime.
“From the jump, they were more aggressive than us,” Jovic said. “That shouldn't be happening.”
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Bam Adebayo (Tyler Herro gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 |  | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:40 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Jayson Tatum blocks Bam Adebayo's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot | 3-2 |
| 10:04 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-3 |
| 9:52 | | Nikola Jovic blocks Jaylen Brown's two point hook shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:37 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jrue Holiday assists) | 5-3 |
| 9:11 | | Tyler Herro turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 8-3 |
| 8:38 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 10-3 |
| 7:40 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point tip dunk | 12-3 |
| 5:56 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:54 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:43 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Kristaps Porzingis personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 12-6 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-6 |
| 4:35 | | Caleb Martin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:21 | | Derrick White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:47 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point tip layup | 14-8 |
| 3:23 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:08 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:08 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (bad pass) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 2:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 17-8 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point driving layup | 17-10 |
| 1:59 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 19-10 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point floating jump shot | 19-12 |
| 1:07 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point floating jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 21-12 |
| 0:23 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Haywood Highsmith's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:22 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:20 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:20 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:18 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point pullup jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 24-12 |
| 11:26 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:11 | | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 27-12 |
| 11:08 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:53 | | Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Jayson Tatum makes three point jump shot | 30-12 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 30-14 |
| 10:03 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 30-16 |
| 9:26 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 31-16 |
| 9:26 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-16 |
| 9:26 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 33-16 |
| 9:09 | | Caleb Martin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 35-16 |
| 8:31 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 35-19 |
| 8:21 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Payton Pritchard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point putback layup | 37-19 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-21 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point stepback jump shot | 39-21 |
| 7:32 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-22 |
| 7:32 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-23 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Sam Hauser makes two point cutting layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 41-23 |
| 6:58 | | Sam Hauser shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-24 |
| 6:58 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-25 |
| 6:38 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot | 41-28 |
| 6:01 | | Payton Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 5:50 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point putback layup | 43-28 |
| 5:24 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:46 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-28 |
| 4:46 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-28 |
| 4:34 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 45-30 |
| 4:34 | | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-31 |
| 4:18 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 48-31 |
| 3:57 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:56 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 50-31 |
| 3:54 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | Jaylen Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:49 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point tip layup | 52-31 |
| 3:33 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-32 |
| 3:02 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-33 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 54-33 |
| 2:23 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 54-36 |
| 2:09 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 57-36 |
| 1:55 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point cutting layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 59-36 |
| 1:31 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (bad pass) (Kristaps Porzingis steals) | ||
| 1:28 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:27 | | Derrick White offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point tip layup | 61-36 |
| 1:26 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:10 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:10 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-37 |
| 0:52 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 61-39 |
| 0:14 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:14 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 62-39 |
| 0:14 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 0:14 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 63-39 |
| 0:04 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 66-39 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup (Caleb Martin assists) | 66-41 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 68-41 |
| 10:47 | | Jaylen Brown blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 68-43 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 70-43 |
| 10:02 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 9:59 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Caleb Martin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup | 70-45 |
| 9:14 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:11 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 70-48 |
| 8:03 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Away from play) (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 8:03 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:03 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 72-48 |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 72-51 |
| 6:31 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 72-53 |
| 6:21 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:06 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point hook shot (Derrick White assists) | 74-53 |
| 5:12 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Kristaps Porzingis's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Jump ball. Jaime Jaquez Jr. vs. Kristaps Porzingis (Nikola Jovic gains possession) | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running jump shot | 74-55 |
| 4:25 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving layup | 76-55 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 76-57 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point pullup jump shot | 78-57 |
| 3:35 | | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:34 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derrick White assists) | 80-57 |
| 2:54 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:52 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:35 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:14 | | +3 | Al Horford makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 83-57 |
| 1:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 83-59 |
| 1:33 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 86-59 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 86-61 |
| 0:49 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | Tyler Herro technical foul | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 87-61 |
| 0:01 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Patty Mills steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Nikola Jovic's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-61 |
| 10:32 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-61 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Patty Mills makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 89-64 |
| 9:58 | | Patty Mills personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:50 | | Al Horford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Al Horford makes two point putback layup | 91-64 |
| 9:22 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Sam Hauser personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 93-64 |
| 8:17 | | +3 | Patty Mills makes three point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 93-67 |
| 8:17 | | Payton Pritchard shooting foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | +1 | Patty Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 93-68 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 95-68 |
| 7:39 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 97-68 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 97-70 |
| 6:59 | | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:59 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 97-71 |
| 6:34 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround hook shot (Patty Mills assists) | 97-73 |
| 5:50 | | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running pullup jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 97-75 |
| 5:17 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-75 |
| 5:17 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-75 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 99-77 |
| 4:38 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Kristaps Porzingis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:38 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Kristaps Porzingis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-77 |
| 4:22 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 100-79 |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 102-79 |
| 3:43 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Jayson Tatum personal foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Jaylen Brown offensive foul (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Patty Mills misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point floating jump shot | 102-81 |
| 1:45 | | Derrick White misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists) | 102-84 |
| 1:21 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-84 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-84 |
| 1:06 | | Orlando Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Celtics turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Celtics turnover (8-second violation) | 0:18 |
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Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound | 0:24 |
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Patty Mills misses three point jump shot | 0:28 |
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Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | 0:45 |
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Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | 0:48 |
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Oshae Brissett defensive rebound | 1:01 |
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Orlando Robinson misses three point jump shot | 1:06 |
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+ 1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:21 |
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+ 1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:21 |
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Thomas Bryant personal foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | 1:21 |
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+ 3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists) | 1:33 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 104 | 84 |
| Field Goals | 39-82 (47.6%) | 32-77 (41.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-37 (29.7%) | 9-28 (32.1%) |
| Free Throws | 15-21 (71.4%) | 11-14 (78.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 46 |
| Offensive | 10 | 9 |
| Defensive | 33 | 27 |
| Team | 8 | 10 |
| Assists | 22 | 21 |
| Steals | 4 | 2 |
| Blocks | 6 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 12 |
| Fouls | 16 | 14 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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J. Tatum
PF 0
22 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST
B. Adebayo
C 13
20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
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J. Tatum PF | 21.8 PPG | 10.4 RPG | 5.4 APG | 41.6 FG% |
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B. Adebayo C | 22.6 PPG | 9.4 RPG | 3.8 APG | 49.5 FG% |
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J. Tatum PF | 22 PTS | 11 REB | 6 AST | |
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B. Adebayo C | 20 PTS | 9 REB | 3 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11/20 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 38 |
| J. Tatum | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6/16 | 2/7 | 8/12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | +22 | 46 |
| K. Porzingis | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +12 | 30 |
| D. White | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7/14 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 27 |
| J. Holiday | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +23 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Brown | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11/20 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +6 | 38 |
| J. Tatum | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6/16 | 2/7 | 8/12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | +22 | 46 |
| K. Porzingis | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +12 | 30 |
| D. White | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7/14 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 27 |
| J. Holiday | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +23 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Horford | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +15 | 17 |
| P. Pritchard | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| S. Hauser | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 5 |
| L. Kornet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 3 |
| S. Mykhailiuk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| O. Brissett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Tillman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walsh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Peterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Queta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Springer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 104 | 43 | 22 | 39/82 | 11/37 | 15/21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | +100 | 196 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Adebayo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8/18 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 35 |
| N. Jovic | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5/11 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 27 |
| T. Herro | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5/16 | 3/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 17 |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5/13 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 25 |
| C. Martin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -23 | 10 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Adebayo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8/18 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 35 |
| N. Jovic | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5/11 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 27 |
| T. Herro | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5/16 | 3/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 17 |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5/13 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 25 |
| C. Martin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -23 | 10 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| H. Highsmith | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -15 | 19 |
| P. Mills | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| T. Bryant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| K. Love | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 2 |
| D. Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 2 |
| O. Robinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| J. Butler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Richardson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Rozier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Wright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Cain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Swider | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 84 | 36 | 21 | 32/77 | 9/28 | 11/14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 27 | -100 | 154 |
