
Boston Celtics at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationCeltics add to Miami's misery, pull away in 4th for a 103-91 win over Heat

Derrick White added 18 for Boston, which made 19 3-pointers. The Celtics outscored Miami 25-14 in the fourth quarter and their victory, combined with Atlanta's loss to the Clippers, clinched a playoff spot for the defending NBA champions.
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 3-0
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 |
Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Terry Rozier, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jayson Tatum, SF | Out | Jul 3 |
Anfernee Simons, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Jaylen Brown, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,719 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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61 | 21 | .744 | - | W2 |
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51 | 31 | .622 | 10 | W1 |
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30 | 52 | .366 | 31 | L2 |
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26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | L3 |
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24 | 58 | .293 | 37 | L2 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 41 | L1 | 0.5 | 41 |
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1 | 42 | W3 | 0.4878049 | 40 |
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4 | 45 | L1 | 0.4512195 | 37 |
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22 | 63 | L7 | 0.23170732 | 19 |
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23 | 64 | W1 | 0.2195122 | 18 |
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