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Boston Celtics at Miami Heat

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48-19, 25-7 Away
Final
103 - 91

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Celtics add to Miami's misery, pull away in 4th for a 103-91 win over Heat

Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights

Derrick White added 18 for Boston, which made 19 3-pointers. The Celtics outscored Miami 25-14 in the fourth quarter.

The Heat, who dropped their sixth straight and fell a season-low eight games below .500, got 23 points from Andrew Wiggins, 19 from Tyler Herro and 13 from Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Miami has scored 89, 85 and now 91 points in its three games against Boston this season — all double-figure losses — and just finished off a winless homestand of five games or more for the first time in team history.

It was the fourth time this season Miami managed 14 points or less in a fourth quarter. The Heat are 0-4 in those games.

Takeaways Celtics: Jaylen Brown (right knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (viral illness) sat out for Boston. Since the All-Star break Brown has followed the same script of games — play three, then sit one. He's now done that three times since Feb. 20.

Heat: Miami used a new starting lineup with Duncan Robinson in for Davion Mitchell and Jaquez in for Kel'el Ware, those two joining Wiggins, Herro and Bam Adebayo. That fivesome had not played a second together this season entering Friday.

Key moment Boston went on a 10-0 run early in the fourth, turning a one-point deficit into a nine-point lead with 9:19 left.

Key stat Boston made four 3s in the first 2:27. The last time Boston got to four 3s faster to start a game was a playoff contest at Philadelphia on May 5, 2023 — getting there 2:25 into that matchup.

Up next A back-to-back awaits both Saturday, with Boston at Brooklyn and Miami at Memphis.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 34.0%
Celtics: 66.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 91
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 91
4th 20.1 Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving layup 103 - 91
4th 29.0 Derrick White makes driving layup 103 - 89
4th 46.1 Al Horford defensive rebound 101 - 89

Statistics

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36-83 FG 34-75
43.4 Field Goal % 45.3
19-50 3PT 13-34
38.0 Three Point % 38.2
12-13 FT 10-17
92.3 Free Throw % 58.8
41 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
32 Defensive Rebounds 31
18 Assists 18
8 Steals 10
4 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
13 Fast Break Points 9
30 Points in Paint 36
17 Fouls 12
14 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,719 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 48 19 .716 - W1
New York 42 23 .646 5 W2
Toronto 23 43 .348 24.5 W2
Brooklyn 22 44 .333 25.5 L2
Philadelphia 22 44 .333 25.5 L3

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 35 L1 0.47761193 32
Orlando 1 36 W1 0.46268657 31
Miami 2.5 37 L6 0.43939394 29
Charlotte 15 49 L1 0.24615385 16
Washington 17 51 W1 0.21538462 14
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