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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 31 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 117 |
 Heat | 22 | 28 | 24 | 32 | 106 |
BOSTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 41-8548.2% | 9-2634.6% | 26-3086.7% | 50 | 27 | 14 |
| MIA | 33-8538.8% | 12-4427.3% | 28-3482.4% | 42 | 21 | 13 |
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Boston Celtics117| 43 | 26 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 3-5 | +15 | +7.6 | ||||||||
| 41 | 25 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 41 | 21 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.1 | |||||
| 36 | 20 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 9 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −0.6 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.6 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 41-8548.2% | 9-2634.6% | 50 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 26-3086.7% | 10 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 17 points on 5 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Javonte Green, Carsen Edwards, Semi Ojeleye and Robert Williams III (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat106| 38 | 27 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | +1 | +11.6 | ||||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | −7 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 10 | 2-10 | 2-10 | 4-4 | 0 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −29 | −9.1 | |||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 8-18 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −1.7 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −10 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.5 | ||
| Team | 106 | 33-8538.8% | 12-4427.3% | 42 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 28-3482.4% | 12 | 5 | 8 | |||
Bench 28 points on 9 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Udonis Haslem, Solomon Hill and Meyers Leonard (coach’s decision).
Celtics117Heat106ClickTap 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.
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points (18 in the paint), and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 117-106 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 20.
Jayson Tatum had 25 points (14 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Kemba Walker added 21 points, and Marcus Smart had 20 points and 6 assists. Smart scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 4 20-point scorers. Brown and Tatum set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 27 points, 16 rebounds and 3 steals on 10 for 14 shooting, and Tyler Herro added 22 points off the bench.
The Celtics shot 48.2% from the field and 34.6% from 3 to the Heat’s 38.8% and 27.3%. They outscored the Heat 60-36 in the paint. The Heat outscored the Celtics 29-15 in 11 minutes with Butler, Crowder, Adebayo, Robinson and Herro on the floor together.
Boston CelticsMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
91 points from the field on 83 shots: 2.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-32 | 65.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-20 | 45.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-19 | 26.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 23 | 8 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 13 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Bam Adebayo | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Tyler Herro | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Everyone else | 29 | 8 | 4-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 30 | 8 | 3-6 | −3 |
| Bam Adebayo | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Tyler Herro | 9 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 11 | 4-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 19 | 6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Goran Dragic | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jae Crowder | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 8 | 3-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
MIA
Highest Leverage Moments
Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Dragic 5 AST)
Q3 10:46
9.7%
15→24
Herro 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Crowder 3 AST)
Q2 8:12
9.6%
34→43
Herro 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q2 3:22
9.5%
37→47
Tatum 1' Running Dunk (13 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q2 2:18
8.3%
43→35
Brown 1' Running Dunk (15 PTS) (Tatum 6 AST)
Q2 1:55
8.0%
37→29
