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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 28 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 111 |
 Celtics | 25 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 119 |
MIATeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 38-8942.7% | 16-3348.5% | 19-2382.6% | 45 | 24 | 12 |
| BOS | 45-9547.4% | 16-3941.0% | 13-1968.4% | 55 | 20 | 15 |
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 Celtics119| 41 | 22 | 9-22 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 36 | 28 | 9-15 | 5-7 | 5-6 | +4 | +10.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 27 | 11-22 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | +3 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 3-4 | −12 | +4.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | −8.1 | |||||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.6 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.1 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.2 | |||
| Team | 119 | 45-9547.4% | 16-3941.0% | 55 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 13-1968.4% | 16 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 8 points on 3 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Dalano Banton, JD Davison, Luke Kornet, Svi Mykhailiuk, Lamar Stevens and Jordan Walsh (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat111| 40 | 28 | 10-20 | 5-12 | 3-3 | 0 | −1 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 27 | 10-23 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 0 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +13 | +3.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.9 | |||
| 23 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | −18 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.0 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −3.5 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.8 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 38-8942.7% | 16-3348.5% | 45 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 19-2382.6% | 11 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Nikola Jović, Orlando Robinson and R.J. Hampton (coach’s decision); Caleb Martin (injury/illness).
Celtics119Heat111ClickTap 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.
Derrick White scored 28 points (14 in the fourth quarter), and the Boston Celtics went on a 12-2 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Miami Heat 119-111 in their home opener at TD Garden.
The Heat led 88-84 with 33 seconds left in the third quarter. White’s 29-foot 3-pointer put the Celtics ahead for good with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter. He scored 9 points during the run, and they led 96-90 with 9:27 left.
The Heat got within 98-96 on Bam Adebayo’s three-point play with 7:32 to play, but Jaylen Brown answered with a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer, and the Heat got no closer than 114-111.
During clutch time, the Celtics outscored the Heat 14-1. Brown scored 5 of the Celtics’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Brown scored 27 points. Jayson Tatum added 22 points (12 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro had 28 points and 6 assists, and Adebayo added 27 points.
The Celtics shot 47.4% from the field to the Heat’s 42.7%. The Heat’s starters outscored the Celtics 57-41 in 18 minutes together. Kristaps Porziņģis fouled out.
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).
106 points from the field on 94 shots: 2.1 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 | 18-30 | 60.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-19 | 42.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-6 | 83.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-33 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 30 | 7 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Duncan Robinson | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Dru Smith | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 6 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 2-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Bam Adebayo | 18 | 4 | 2-9 | −3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Tyler Herro | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 32 | 3 | 1-4 | −10 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 18 | 7 | 3-8 | 0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Tyler Herro | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 9 | 4-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 35 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
Brown 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 6:53
14.9%
62→77
White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Holiday 6 AST)
Q4 4:19
14.6%
79→93
White 29' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
Q4 10:55
13.2%
43→56
Lowry 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q3 5:39
12.3%
53→40
Love 29' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Butler 3 AST)
Q4 0:59
12.2%
97→85
