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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 21 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 104 |
 Heat | 12 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 84 |
BOSTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-8247.6% | 11-3729.7% | 15-2171.4% | 43 | 22 | 5 |
| MIA | 32-7741.6% | 9-2832.1% | 11-1478.6% | 36 | 21 | 12 |
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Boston Celtics104| 39 | 22 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 0 | 8-12 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +1.8 | |||||
| 35 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | −4.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 11-20 | 0-4 | 0-1 | +6 | +3.8 | ||||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.2 | ||||
| 27 | 18 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0 | 5-6 | +12 | +6.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +1.4 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −6.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 104 | 39-8247.6% | 11-3729.7% | 43 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 15-2171.4% | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Xavier Tillman, Jaden Springer, Neemias Queta and Jordan Walsh (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat84| 39 | 20 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.4 | |||||
| 38 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −6.7 | |||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | −5.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 5-16 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −9.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 12 | 7 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.5 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.6 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 84 | 32-7741.6% | 9-2832.1% | 36 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 11-1478.6% | 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Delon Wright (personal); Terry Rozier, Josh Richardson and Jimmy Butler III (injury/illness).
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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.
The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 104-84 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Celtics led by as many as 29 and never trailed, pulling away with a 25-11 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Jaylen Brown had 22 points (20 in the paint) and 8 rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 22 points (13 in the second quarter), 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Kristaps Porziņģis scored 18 points.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 47.6% from the field to the Heat’s 41.6% and held them to 84 points. The Heat forced 6 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the Heat 30-15 in 11 minutes with Horford, Holiday, Tatum, Pritchard and Hauser on the floor together.
Boston CelticsMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
89 points from the field on 82 shots: 1.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-17 | 76.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-12 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 15 | 6 | 3-8 | +1 |
| Nikola Jović | 11 | 6 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Caleb Martin | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 9 | 10 | 5-5 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 22 | 0 | 0-3 | −8 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 20 | 11 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Caleb Martin | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 1-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 20 | 4 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Nikola Jović | 15 | 10 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Caleb Martin | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q2 10:33
9.9%
24→14
Adebayo 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS) (Highsmith 2 AST)
Q2 9:49
9.7%
15→24
Brown Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
Q1 6:20
7.5%
43→36
Jovic 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Highsmith 1 AST)
Q1 5:13
6.7%
34→40
Pritchard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
Q1 2:44
6.7%
40→34
