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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 24 | 30 | 21 | 36 | 111 |
 Celtics | 25 | 25 | 33 | 22 | 105 |
MIATeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 42-9245.7% | 9-2634.6% | 18-1994.7% | 45 | 23 | 10 |
| BOS | 37-7946.8% | 10-3528.6% | 21-2487.5% | 35 | 22 | 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.
Miami Heat111| 41 | 27 | 12-25 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +13 | +5.2 | ||||||||
| 40 | 9 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −6.7 | |||||
| 38 | 22 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.9 | |||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −3.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 25 | 11-16 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | +7 | +7.6 | |||||||
| 21 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +4.8 | |||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −21 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Team | 111 | 42-9245.7% | 9-2634.6% | 45 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 18-1994.7% | 11 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 42 points on 18 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Omer Yurtseven, Nikola Jović, Haywood Highsmith and Udonis Haslem (coach’s decision).
Boston Celtics105| 42 | 34 | 10-20 | 3-10 | 11-12 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | 7-23 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −11.9 | ||||||
| 33 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.4 | |||||
| 29 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −6.7 | |||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +7 | +3.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.3 | ||||||
| Team | 105 | 37-7946.8% | 10-3528.6% | 35 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 21-2487.5% | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Justin Champagnie, Blake Griffin, Sam Hauser, Luke Kornet, Mike Muscala and Payton Pritchard (coach’s decision).
Heat111Celtics105ClickTap 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.
Caleb Martin scored 25 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter), and the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 111-105 for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jimmy Butler III’s 12-foot fadeaway put the Heat ahead for good with 2:33 left in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics got within 107-105 on Jayson Tatum’s 2 free throws with 21 seconds to play, but Gabe Vincent answered with 2 free throws, and the Celtics got no closer.
Vincent’s 20-foot step-back jumper with 35.7 seconds left made it 107-103, and Max Strus’ 2 free throws with 8.4 seconds left put it away at 111-105.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Celtics 18-7. Bam Adebayo scored 5 of the Heat’s 18 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line. With 2:47 left, Vincent stole the ball from Marcus Smart, and Butler’s 12-foot fadeaway off it put the Heat ahead 102-100.
Butler had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Adebayo added 22 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers. Adebayo assisted on 6 of Duncan Robinson’s 6 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Celtics, Tatum had 34 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, and Jaylen Brown went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Heat grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Celtics’ 6. The Celtics did not make a field goal in the last 3:52. The Heat outscored the Celtics 27-10 in 9 minutes with Butler, Adebayo, Martin, Robinson and Vincent on the floor together.
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. The Heat’s chance bottomed out at 5.3% (4th quarter, 10:17 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 92 shots: 0.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-18 | 72.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-31 | 38.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-17 | 47.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-23 | 39.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 27 | 4 | 2-2 | −5 |
| Marcus Smart | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Derrick White | 9 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 13 | 6-16 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Robert Williams III | 12 | 10 | 4-6 | +8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Marcus Smart | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 34 | 6 | 2-7 | −4 |
| Robert Williams III | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Grant Williams | 11 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 7 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 23 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
Vincent 20' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 0:36
21.8%
27→6
Butler 12' Fadeaway Jumper (27 PTS)
Q4 2:33
19.6%
53→34
Robinson Cutting Layup Shot (15 PTS) (Adebayo 9 AST)
Q4 4:36
14.9%
77→62
Williams 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Tatum 8 AST)
Q4 3:52
14.9%
62→77
Vincent 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 0:35
13.5%
57→43
