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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 23 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 99 |
 Celtics | 33 | 17 | 37 | 20 | 107 |
MIATeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 36-8641.9% | 11-3531.4% | 16-1888.9% | 38 | 25 | 19 |
| BOS | 43-8749.4% | 12-3040.0% | 9-1090.0% | 36 | 26 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Boston Celtics107| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 26 | 11-19 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | +25 | +15.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +30 | +7.4 | ||||||||
| 31 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −1.2 | |||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +25 | +3.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.2 | |||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.6 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.5 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −22 | −3.4 | |||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | ||
| Team | 107 | 43-8749.4% | 12-3040.0% | 36 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 9-1090.0% | 8 | 13 | 7 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Theis, Brad Wanamaker and Guerschon Yabusele (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat99| 32 | 11 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | −8 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −22 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −4.2 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 18 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | +14 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | +1.6 | ||||||||
| 26 | 18 | 8-16 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −0.3 | |||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.1 | ||||||
| Team | 99 | 36-8641.9% | 11-3531.4% | 38 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16-1888.9% | 10 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 66 points on 25 for 53 shooting
Did not play: Wayne Ellington, Kelly Olynyk and Udonis Haslem (coach’s decision).
Celtics107Heat99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kyrie Irving had 26 points (16 in the paint), 10 assists and a season-high 8 steals, and the Boston Celtics opened the third quarter with a 20-6 run to beat the Miami Heat 107-99 for their fourth straight win.
It was tied at 50 when Jayson Tatum’s 18-foot fadeaway put the Celtics ahead for good with 11:48 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 70-56 lead with 5:10 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter.
Irving and Al Horford set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Heat, Derrick Jones Jr. had 18 points (12 in the paint) and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The Celtics shot 49.4% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Heat’s 41.9% and 31.4%. The Heat turned it over 20 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Celtics 66-23 off the bench. They did not make a field goal in the last 4:32. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Heat 69-42 in 26 minutes together.
Boston CelticsMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 87 shots: 10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-21 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-14 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-22 | 45.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Richardson | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Justise Winslow | 10 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Rodney McGruder | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Tyler Johnson | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 13 | 6-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justise Winslow | 17 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Josh Richardson | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Dion Waiters | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | 19 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Justise Winslow | 4 | 2 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Irving 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 4:11
12.9%
79→92
Smart 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Irving 6 AST)
Q3 10:10
11.0%
68→79
Waiters 19' Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 4:32
9.8%
89→79
J. Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wade 5 AST)
Q3 9:40
9.8%
78→68
Morris Sr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (11 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
Q3 5:10
9.8%
82→92
