NBA

Boston Celtics at Miami Heat

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38-16, 22-6 Away
Final
103 - 85

25-26, 12-11 Home

Jayson Tatum scores 33, Celtics hold Heat to 34% shooting and roll to 103-85 win

Jayson Tatum finishes tough shot to extend Celtics' lead

Al Horford scored 16 points, Sam Hauser had 15 and Derrick White added 13 for the Celtics. Boston took 53 3-pointers in the game and only 32 2-pointers.

Bam Adebayo scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Miami, which was without Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. — both sidelined by illness.

Andrew Wiggins had 11 points in his Heat debut. Miami shot 33.7% and has been held under 90 points in each of its last five matchups with Boston.

Including playoffs, Boston has now won five straight meetings with Miami, each of them one-sided — 104-84, 102-88 and 118-84 in the last three games of the 2024 first-round series, 108-89 on Dec. 2 and now this 18-point win.

Takeaways Celtics: Jaylen Brown missed the game with swelling in his right knee and Jrue Holiday was out with a right shoulder issue. Asked before the game if he was concerned about injury issues, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said they're not issues. “They're opportunities,” he said.

Heat: Miami's new faces acquired in the Jimmy Butler trade — Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson — shot a combined 5 for 25 from the field, 2 for 13 from 3-point range. Wiggins and Mitchell were both in the starting lineup for their Miami debuts.

Key moment Miami led 24-13, and Boston went on a 26-5 run over the next seven minutes. The Celtics kept control the rest of the way.

Key stat It was the 69th time in Heat history that they shot less than 35% in a regular-season game. They're now 2-67 in such contests.

Up next Boston finishes its pre-All-Star schedule Wednesday at home against San Antonio. Miami plays at Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Dallas on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 85
4th 14.1 shot clock turnover 103 - 85
4th 39.1 Duncan Robinson makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) 103 - 85
4th 43.1 Terry Rozier defensive rebound 103 - 82

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mia.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIA
39-85 FG 31-92
46 Field Goal % 34
17-53 3PT 11-45
32 Three Point % 24
8-8 FT 12-13
100 Free Throw % 92
52 Rebounds 51
3 Offensive Rebounds 12
49 Defensive Rebounds 39
24 Assists 21
4 Steals 2
5 Blocks 2
6 Turnovers 4
2 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 4
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
14 Fast Break Points 14
40 Points in Paint 34
11 Fouls 10
24 Largest Lead 11
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pelle Larsson, G Out Dec 25
Nikola Jovic, F Out Dec 25
Keshad Johnson, F Day-To-Day Dec 25
Tyler Herro, G Out Dec 25
Bam Adebayo, C Day-To-Day Dec 25
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Walsh, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Chris Boucher, F Out Dec 25
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,961 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 18 11 .621 2.5 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2
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