Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

May 9, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	36	43	26	25	130
BOS	23	30	31	40	124

Game Recap

The Heat defeated the Celtics, 130-124. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 26 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists, while Duncan Robinson added 22 points (6-10 3pt FG) in the victory. Jayson Tatum (29 points, five rebounds, six assists) and Evan Fournier (30 points, 7-11 3pt FG) combined for 59 points for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Heat improve to 37-31 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 35-33.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	39	9-14	1-3	7-8	8	11	2	0	3	3	+10	26
8Trevor ArizaPF	35	8-13	2-7	1-1	4	1	3	1	0	2	+6	19
13Bam AdebayoC	33	5-5	0-0	10-11	6	3	2	0	3	4	-3	20
55Duncan RobinsonSG	33	7-13	6-10	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	1	+4	22
25Kendrick NunnPG	24	5-11	2-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	+2	12
7Goran Dragic	28	3-10	3-5	0-0	3	7	0	0	1	3	-5	9
21Dewayne Dedmon	14	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	3	+9	6
28Andre Iguodala	12	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	4
14Tyler Herro	17	5-9	2-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	+7	12
5Precious Achiuwa	— did not play —												— did not play —
70Nemanja Bjelica	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Udonis Haslem	— did not play —												— did not play —
11KZ Okpala	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Max Strus	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Gabe Vincent	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8257.3%	16-3545.7%	20-2290.9%	35	30	8	2	11	20	-	130

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
94Evan FournierSF	34	11-16	7-11	1-1	3	8	0	1	0	4	-2	30
0Jayson TatumPF	38	11-16	2-6	5-6	5	6	1	2	3	3	-14	29
44Robert Williams IIIC	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	-13	4
36Marcus SmartSG	33	7-14	1-4	1-2	2	4	2	0	6	5	+4	16
8Kemba WalkerPG	39	5-12	1-4	7-8	2	6	2	0	4	2	+6	18
26Aaron Nesmith	19	5-9	2-5	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	-6	16
13Tristan Thompson	31	1-1	0-0	0-2	12	0	1	0	1	2	+9	2
11Payton Pritchard	8	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-1	0
12Grant Williams	8	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-8	2
4Carsen Edwards	9	1-3	1-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	5
40Luke Kornet	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
45Romeo Langford	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Semi Ojeleye	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8354.2%	14-3836.8%	20-2580.0%	34	29	7	3	14	22	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIABOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Adebayo: Tip to Robinson
(11:41) MISS Nunn 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:39) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:23) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:23) Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(11:10) MISS Robinson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) MISS Fournier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:51) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:44) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+1 (10:44) Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (10:44) Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:29) Fournier 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:14) Robinson 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
42
+2 (9:52) Williams III 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Fournier 1 AST)
44
+2 (9:43) Nunn 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
64
(9:22) MISS Walker 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:22) Ariza BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:19) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:15) Nunn 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Butler 2 AST)
94
(9:01) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:59) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) MISS Ariza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:50) CELTICS Rebound
(8:38) Tatum Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:25) MISS Nunn 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:23) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:16) Smart 5' Running Layup (2 PTS)
96
(7:53) Butler Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (7:40) Tatum 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Fournier 2 AST)
98
(7:26) MISS Ariza 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:11) MISS Tatum 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:08) Nunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:05) Robinson 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nunn 1 AST)
128
(6:45) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:45) Ariza STEAL (1 STL)
(6:40) MISS Robinson 3' Running Layup
(6:40) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:38) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:37) Nunn 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Butler 3 AST)
148
(6:37) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:17) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:17) Adebayo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:13) Robinson 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS)
178
(6:05) MISS Smart 3' Running Layup
(6:02) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:01) Fournier S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
+1 (6:01) Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
188
+1 (6:01) Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
198
+2 (5:42) Smart 23' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1910
(5:19) MISS Robinson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:17) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) MISS Walker 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(5:11) Dragic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:06) MISS Dragic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:04) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:54) MISS Smart 2' Running Layup
(4:52) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:51) Nesmith 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1912
+2 (4:37) Adebayo 22' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2112
(4:24) Ariza P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
(4:16) Dragic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (4:16) Nesmith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2113
+1 (4:16) Nesmith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2114
(4:01) MISS Ariza 3PT Jump Shot
(3:59) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:45) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:35) MISS Dragic 2' Driving Layup
(3:35) Fournier BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:33) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:30) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:28) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:14) Ariza 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Butler 4 AST)
2314
+2 (2:56) Walker 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2316
(2:46) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:37) Butler 19' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Dragic 1 AST)
2516
(2:22) Dedmon P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
(2:13) MISS Fournier 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:56) Dragic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Iguodala 1 AST)
2816
+3 (1:34) Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2819
(1:21) Iguodala Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:21) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:16) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:16) Butler STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:09) Herro 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
3019
(0:54) Dragic S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (0:54) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3020
+1 (0:54) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3021
+3 (0:44) Dragic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3321
(0:35) Dedmon P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
+1 (0:35) Nesmith Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
3322
+1 (0:35) Nesmith Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3323
+3 (0:21) Nunn 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Dedmon 1 AST)
3623
(0:02) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Dedmon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

BOS

130Points124

47-82(57.3%)Field Goal(%)45-83(54.2%)

16-35(45.7%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

20-22(90.9%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

35(3)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

30Assists29

8Steals7

2Blocks3

11Turnovers14

20Fouls22

42Pts In The Paint52

14Fast Break Pts20

18Pts Off Turnovers13

31Bench Pts27

26Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, May 9, 2021 · 1:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 2,298 (11.7%)

tv: ESPN