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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 23 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 109 |
 Heat | 24 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 112 |
BOSTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-8247.6% | 14-4035.0% | 17-2181.0% | 46 | 28 | 19 |
| MIA | 39-9142.9% | 10-3727.0% | 24-2788.9% | 40 | 20 | 8 |
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.
Miami Heat112| 41 | 20 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | +8 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 39 | 22 | 8-21 | 3-9 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 39 | 24 | 8-20 | 0-2 | 8-9 | +6 | +3.5 | ||||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-9 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −9.0 | |||||
| 23 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +2 | −4.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 37 | 14-21 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +13.4 | |||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 112 | 39-9142.9% | 10-3727.0% | 40 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 24-2788.9% | 10 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 40 points on 15 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Meyers Leonard, Kelly Olynyk, Derrick Jones Jr., Udonis Haslem and Kendrick Nunn (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics109| 40 | 21 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 39 | 28 | 10-22 | 4-11 | 4-4 | 0 | −6 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 20 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +3.4 | |||||
| 30 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +10 | +3.1 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 109 | 39-8247.6% | 14-4035.0% | 46 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 17-2181.0% | 12 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Carsen Edwards, Javonte Green and Enes Freedom (coach’s decision).
Heat112Celtics109ClickTap 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.
Tyler Herro scored 37 points (17 in the fourth quarter), and the Miami Heat went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 112-109 for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics led 85-84 when Bam Adebayo’s putback put the Heat ahead for good with 8:35 left. They took a 95-87 lead with 5:43 left.
Gordon Hayward’s tip-in made it 111-109 with 1.8 seconds left, and Jimmy Butler III went 1 for 2 at the line with the Heat up 2 and 1.1 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Celtics 15-7. Goran Dragic scored 5 of the Heat’s 15 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Adebayo had 2 steals, and the Heat scored 4 points off them.
Butler had 24 points and 9 rebounds. Dragic added 22 points, and Adebayo had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Herro scored 17 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 4 20-point scorers. Herro and Adebayo set each other up for 5 baskets and 12 points, 2 of them during the 11-2 run.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 28 points (16 in the third quarter), 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Marcus Smart went 1 for 8 from 3. Jaylen Brown had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker scored 20 points. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers.
The Celtics forced 8 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics’ starters were outscored 37-24 in 15 minutes together. Smart fouled out.
Miami HeatBoston CelticsPS, 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).
88 points from the field on 91 shots: 3.3 fewer 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 | 10-17 | 58.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 10-21 | 47.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-29 | 24.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 21 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
| Marcus Smart | 12 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Gordon Hayward | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 17 | 7-9 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 25 | 0 | 0-3 | −7 |
| Marcus Smart | 16 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Kemba Walker | 10 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 14 | 7-13 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 24 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Brad Wanamaker | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Kemba Walker | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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
Herro 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (33 PTS)
Q4 4:09
16.0%
79→95
Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
Q4 3:56
12.9%
95→82
Adebayo 2' Putback Layup (18 PTS)
Q4 8:35
12.1%
46→58
Smart 2' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q4 3:17
11.9%
85→73
Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Smart 10 AST)
Q4 9:27
11.3%
68→56
