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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 26 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 108 |
 Celtics | 18 | 33 | 41 | 29 | 121 |
MIATeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 39-8645.3% | 7-3619.4% | 23-2979.3% | 38 | 27 | 12 |
| BOS | 42-9345.2% | 12-3831.6% | 25-2986.2% | 50 | 29 | 11 |
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 Celtics121| 43 | 31 | 8-22 | 3-10 | 12-14 | 0 | +10 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 40 | 12 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 39 | 28 | 12-23 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | +11 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +16 | +4.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +1.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 10 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.9 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.6 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 42-9345.2% | 12-3831.6% | 50 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 25-2986.2% | 13 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Semi Ojeleye, Robert Williams III, Javonte Green and Carsen Edwards (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat108| 38 | 13 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −15 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-15 | 3-11 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.3 | ||||
| 36 | 17 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 7-8 | −13 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 23 | 8-17 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.8 | |||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-6 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.8 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.1 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.4 | ||
| Team | 108 | 39-8645.3% | 7-3619.4% | 38 | 27 | 12 | 29 | 23-2979.3% | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Kendrick Nunn, Meyers Leonard and Udonis Haslem (coach’s decision).
Celtics121Heat108ClickTap 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.
Jayson Tatum had 31 points (17 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 121-108 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Jaylen Brown’s driving layup put the Celtics ahead for good with 7:50 left in the third quarter.
Brown had 28 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Heat, Goran Dragic scored 23 points (14 in the paint) but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Duncan Robinson added 20 points.
The Heat gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Celtics missed. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Heat 28-16 in 11 minutes together. Dragic 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).
96 points from the field on 93 shots: 4.2 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 | 20-32 | 62.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-29 | 31.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 28 | 6 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Andre Iguodala | 23 | 10 | 4-8 | +2 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 15 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Goran Dragic | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 10 | 4-10 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 96 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 23 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Duncan Robinson | 13 | 12 | 5-8 | +8 |
| Tyler Herro | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Jae Crowder | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 7 | 3-8 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 35 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jae Crowder | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Andre Iguodala | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 79 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
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
Q4 8:34
13.2%
82→95
Herro 17' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 11:40
12.9%
92→79
Iguodala 9' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Adebayo 4 AST)
Q4 8:55
11.5%
93→82
Theis 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Tatum 5 AST)
Q4 9:38
9.9%
82→92
Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Smart 4 AST)
Q3 2:14
9.8%
82→92
