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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 97 |
 Celtics | 35 | 26 | 29 | 20 | 110 |
MIATeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 40-7851.3% | 9-2339.1% | 8-1080.0% | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| BOS | 40-7950.6% | 16-3941.0% | 14-1973.7% | 37 | 23 | 9 |
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Boston Celtics110| 41 | 21 | 8-16 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | 8-11 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0 | +18 | +6.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 23 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +20 | +9.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +10 | +4.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −9 | −3.3 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.8 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.6 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.0 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 110 | 40-7950.6% | 16-3941.0% | 37 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 14-1973.7% | 12 | 13 | 4 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Blake Griffin and Mike Muscala (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat97| 34 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −24 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 16 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −15 | −2.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −9.8 | |||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.9 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.7 | |||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +7.7 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.5 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +1.5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.6 | |
| Team | 97 | 40-7851.3% | 9-2339.1% | 36 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8-1080.0% | 10 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 53 points on 21 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Udonis Haslem (coach’s decision).
Celtics110Heat97ClickTap 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.
Marcus Smart had 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 5 steals, and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 110-97 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics took control with a 19-3 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 24.
Derrick White scored 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 8 for 11 shooting. Jayson Tatum added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and Jaylen Brown had 21 points and 3 steals. The Celtics had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Duncan Robinson had 18 points and 9 assists on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Heat turned it over 16 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Celtics 53-15 off the bench. The Celtics’ starters outscored the Heat 39-26 in 16 minutes together.
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 79 shots: 12.0 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 | 11-14 | 78.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-19 | 52.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-12 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-27 | 48.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 16 | 11 | 4-6 | +8 |
| Caleb Martin | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Bam Adebayo | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Max Strus | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Caleb Martin | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Highsmith | 15 | 12 | 5-6 | +6 |
| Duncan Robinson | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Max Strus | 9 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Caleb Martin | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 2-7 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 25 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
Robinson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Highsmith 1 AST)
Q2 10:52
13.2%
95→82
Brown 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 11:39
10.0%
85→95
Brown 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q2 9:11
9.8%
82→92
White 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
Q2 2:39
9.7%
79→88
Tatum 29' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
Q1 6:01
9.0%
68→77
