Jayson Tatum scores 33, Celtics hold Heat to 34% shooting and roll to 103-85 win
MIAMI (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 17 and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Miami Heat 103-85 on Monday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boston finishes its pre-All-Star schedule Wednesday at home against San Antonio. Miami plays at Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Dallas on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Kel'el Ware (Derrick White gains possession) | |||
11:44 | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:42 | Alec Burks defensive rebound | |||
11:29 | Derrick White shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
11:29 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-1 | |
11:29 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0-2 | |
11:29 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-3 | |
11:16 | Davion Mitchell shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | |||
11:16 | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
11:16 | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
10:59 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 2-5 | |
10:44 | Kristaps Porzingis turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
10:34 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 2-7 | |
10:19 | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | |||
10:15 | Derrick White offensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | |||
10:09 | Al Horford offensive rebound | |||
10:06 | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
10:04 | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 5-7 | |
9:44 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:43 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:32 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
9:13 | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | |||
9:13 | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:13 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
9:13 | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
8:59 | Sam Hauser misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:57 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
8:38 | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | |||
8:34 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
8:16 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 7-8 | |
8:00 | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | |||
7:58 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Kel'el Ware blocks Kristaps Porzingis's two point cutting layup | |||
7:41 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
7:35 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
7:32 | Alec Burks defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point running jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 7-11 | |
7:11 | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:09 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:03 | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | |||
7:03 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point tip layup | 7-13 | |
7:01 | Celtics 60 second timeout | |||
6:46 | Andrew Wiggins blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving dunk | |||
6:45 | Alec Burks defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Kel'el Ware misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:37 | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | |||
6:27 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | |||
6:26 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
6:12 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:11 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
6:11 | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point tip dunk | 7-15 | |
5:54 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 9-15 | |
5:42 | Luke Kornet personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | |||
5:31 | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 9-18 | |
5:19 | Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | |||
5:19 | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-18 | |
5:19 | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-18 | |
5:11 | Davion Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:07 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:57 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | Nikola Jovic misses three point running jump shot | |||
4:49 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
4:30 | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 11-20 | |
4:10 | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:07 | Alec Burks defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 11-22 | |
3:30 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 13-22 | |
3:25 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
3:14 | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 13-24 | |
2:46 | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
2:42 | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
2:37 | Payton Pritchard personal foul (Davion Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
2:19 | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving hook shot | |||
2:17 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
2:06 | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | |||
2:01 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
1:58 | Al Horford blocks Terry Rozier's two point running layup | |||
1:57 | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Jayson Tatum blocks Bam Adebayo's two point putback dunk | |||
1:55 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | |||
1:50 | Baylor Scheierman misses three point running jump shot | |||
1:48 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:33 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 16-24 | |
0:49 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:47 | Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | |||
0:30 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
0:14 | Nikola Jovic turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kornet steals) | |||
0:11 | +2 | Payton Pritchard makes two point running finger roll layup | 18-24 | |
0:02 | Duncan Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Luke Kornet steals) | |||
0:00 | Luke Kornet misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Celtics offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:39 | Kyle Anderson misses two point jump shot | |||
11:37 | Derrick White defensive rebound | |||
11:27 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
11:23 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
11:18 | Terry Rozier misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
11:16 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
11:06 | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | |||
11:06 | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-24 | |
11:06 | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-24 | |
10:58 | Andrew Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Payton Pritchard steals) | |||
10:52 | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point running jump shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists) | 23-24 | |
10:37 | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:35 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Derrick White turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:05 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | |||
9:47 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point driving floating jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 25-24 | |
9:25 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
9:21 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:18 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 28-24 | |
9:08 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
8:53 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:51 | Neemias Queta defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running layup | 30-24 | |
8:48 | Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | |||
8:48 | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-24 | |
8:35 | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 31-27 | |
8:18 | Derrick White turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | |||
8:14 | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup | 31-29 | |
8:06 | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 34-29 | |
7:53 | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:50 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
7:47 | Sam Hauser misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
7:42 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:31 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
7:25 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | |||
7:21 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | Kel'el Ware misses two point driving layup | |||
7:12 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
7:02 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point cutting dunk (Payton Pritchard assists) | 36-29 | |
6:45 | Andrew Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Payton Pritchard steals) | |||
6:41 | +3 | Sam Hauser makes three point running jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 39-29 | |
6:41 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
6:23 | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 39-32 | |
6:09 | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Payton Pritchard assists) | 42-32 | |
5:46 | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:43 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound | |||
5:31 | Luke Kornet turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | |||
5:25 | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | |||
5:21 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | |||
5:03 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
4:36 | Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:32 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
4:24 | Payton Pritchard defensive rebound |