Career best

Ware has the best game of his career

Kel'el Ware had 24 points and 14 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting in 28 minutes, but the Heat lost to the Celtics 129-⁠116.

His Performance Score of +15.3 is the best of his 98 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 10 of his 24 in the first quarter. He went 6 for 7 from 3. His 22 points from the field came on 12 shots, 8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kasparas Jakučionis set up 3 of his 8 baskets.

His old best, +11.7, was 20 points and 16 rebounds on 7 for 13 shooting in 26 minutes, a 127-⁠117 win at Philadelphia on Nov. 23.

The game

Heat 116, Celtics 129Away, Dec. 19, 2025Box score and story ›

Kel'el Ware

2-2 FT27:34 min

Points1st 102nd 23rd 64th 6

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (24; his best before, 22). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 11.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 22 points from the field on 12 shots8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:15 leftchance to win 44% to 50%
Guarded by: Queta: 23 poss, 17 ptsGonzález: 13 poss, 2 ptsBrown: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Queta: 22 poss, 7 ptsGonzález: 9 poss, 0 ptsBrown: 9 poss, 9 pts
On the move: 2.09 miles4.56 mph on average42 touches
Hustle: 11 shots contested4 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +15.3+0.20 wins added93.2% true shooting18.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 19, 2025at BOS	L 116-129	28	24	14	2	0	1	8-12	6-7	2-2	0	−9	+15.3
2	Nov. 23, 2025at PHI	W 127-117	26	20	16	0	2	0	7-13	2-2	4-5	0	+26	+11.7
3	Dec. 18, 2025at BKN	W 106-95	30	22	12	1	0	4	8-11	1-2	5-6	0	+5	+10.8
4	Jan. 2, 2025vs IND	L 115-128	21	25	0	1	1	3	9-11	3-4	4-5	1	+4	+10.7
5	Nov. 17, 2025vs NYK	W 115-113	31	16	14	1	1	3	7-9	1-1	1-1	0	+8	+10.5

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Heat 127, 76ers 117Away, Nov. 23, 2025Box score and story ›

Kel'el Ware

0 AST4-5 FT26:10 min

Points1st 82nd 33rd 44th 5

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Tied his season high in points (20). Before this game he averaged 11.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 16 regular-season games.

Shot making: 16 points from the field on 13 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 11:10 leftchance to win 78% to 84%
Guarded by: Drummond: 34 poss, 8 ptsWalker: 5 poss, 3 ptsMcCain: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Drummond: 35 poss, 3 ptsWatford: 4 poss, 0 ptsBarlow: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.95 miles4.47 mph on average45 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection6 shots contested2 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +11.7+0.10 wins added65.8% true shooting20.8% usage