Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

May 11, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	28	34	31	36	129
BOS	28	28	23	42	121

Game Recap

The Heat have officially clinched a spot in the 2021 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Celtics, 129-121, sweeping their two-game back-to-back series. Tyler Herro recorded 24 points (10-15 FG, 4-7 3pt FG) and 11 rebounds for the Heat, while Bam Adebayo added 22 points (10-15 FG), seven rebounds and five assists in the victory. Kemba Walker led all scorers with a season-high 36 points, along with seven rebounds and four assists for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Heat improve to 38-31 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 35-34.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	17	4-8	1-1	4-5	2	3	0	0	0	0	+9	13
8Trevor ArizaPF	29	1-6	0-2	2-2	7	2	2	0	0	2	+6	4
13Bam AdebayoC	34	10-15	0-0	2-3	7	5	1	2	4	4	+8	22
55Duncan RobinsonSG	33	6-10	5-9	5-6	2	3	0	1	2	2	+11	22
25Kendrick NunnPG	33	7-11	1-3	3-3	7	1	2	0	1	4	-14	18
7Goran Dragic	24	6-11	5-7	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	2	+9	17
21Dewayne Dedmon	13	3-4	0-1	0-1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	6
14Tyler Herro	34	10-15	4-7	0-0	11	3	1	0	3	3	+10	24
28Andre Iguodala	18	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	4	0	1	1	2	+1	3
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	-	48-8159.3%	16-3053.3%	17-2277.3%	43	25	7	4	14	21	-	129

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
94Evan FournierSF	36	7-15	4-7	2-3	4	8	1	2	1	2	-6	20
0Jayson TatumPF	39	12-21	5-8	4-6	8	6	1	1	4	5	+4	33
13Tristan ThompsonC	28	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	0	1	4	-11	2
36Marcus SmartSG	32	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	5	1	1	3	3	-2	10
8Kemba WalkerPG	38	14-27	4-11	4-6	7	4	1	0	1	2	-8	36
4Carsen Edwards	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	0	-5	2
26Aaron Nesmith	17	2-3	2-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	-16	6
12Grant Williams	19	2-3	0-0	1-2	3	2	1	1	0	4	+3	5
11Payton Pritchard	13	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	7
37Semi Ojeleye	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
45Romeo Langford	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jabari Parker	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8852.3%	18-3748.6%	11-1764.7%	32	31	8	5	11	21	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIABOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Thompson vs. Adebayo: Tip to Robinson
(11:43) MISS Butler 16' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:39) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:35) Smart 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
02
(11:17) MISS Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Fournier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:03) Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Fournier 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:49) Adebayo 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
(10:31) MISS Thompson 5' Driving Reverse Layup
(10:31) Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:28) Ariza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Ariza 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:20) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Tatum Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:13) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(10:03) MISS Nunn 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:58) Ariza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:57) MISS Ariza 1' Driving Layup
(9:53) CELTICS Rebound
+3 (9:36) Fournier 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
28
(9:14) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (9:14) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
38
(9:14) MISS Butler Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:12) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:05) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:05) Nunn STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:01) Nunn 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
58
(8:48) Tatum Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (8:37) Robinson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ariza 1 AST)
88
+2 (8:27) Fournier 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
810
(8:27) Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (8:27) Fournier Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
811
(8:12) Adebayo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:12) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(8:04) MISS Fournier 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:02) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:50) Adebayo 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1011
(7:38) MISS Tatum 16' Jump Shot
(7:37) Nunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:25) MISS Nunn 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:21) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:11) Nunn P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
(7:00) MISS Tatum 20' Jump Shot
(6:58) Heat Rebound
+2 (6:50) Adebayo 19' Jump Bank Shot (6 PTS)
1211
(6:31) MISS Thompson 4' Driving Layup
(6:29) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:25) Adebayo Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
(6:25) Adebayo Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:13) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:10) Nunn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:05) Walker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
(5:56) MISS Robinson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:52) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:47) Walker 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1213
(5:47) Nunn S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Kogut)
+1 (5:47) Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1214
+2 (5:29) Butler 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (3 PTS)
1414
+2 (5:08) Fournier 16' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS)
1416
(4:52) MISS Ariza 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:50) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:47) Ariza S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kogut)
+1 (4:47) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1417
(4:47) MISS Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:45) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:31) Butler 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1617
+2 (4:13) Tatum 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (3 PTS)
1619
(3:53) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (3:53) Butler Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
1719
+1 (3:53) Butler Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
1819
+1 (3:53) Butler Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
1919
(3:37) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:34) Ariza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (3:29) Butler 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2219
+2 (3:17) Tatum 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2221
+2 (3:08) Dedmon 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
2421
(3:08) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kogut)
(3:08) MISS Dedmon Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:06) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:54) Williams 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Nesmith 1 AST)
2423
(2:53) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:39) MISS Dedmon 3PT Jump Shot
(2:37) CELTICS Rebound
(2:26) MISS Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:23) Dedmon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:14) MISS Butler 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:14) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:12) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:11) MISS Butler 4' Finger Roll Layup
(2:09) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:08) Tatum Offensive Charge Foul (P2.PN) (M.Kogut)
(2:08) Tatum Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T4)
+2 (1:56) Herro 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Butler 2 AST)
2623
+2 (1:41) Walker 9' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2625
(1:15) MISS Butler 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:12) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:07) MISS Walker 12' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:05) Heat Rebound
+2 (0:51) Dedmon 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Dragic 1 AST)
2825
(0:35) MISS Walker 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:32) CELTICS Rebound
+3 (0:28) Tatum 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2828
(0:19) MISS Nunn 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:16) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:02) MISS Smart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Iguodala REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

BOS

129Points121

48-81(59.3%)Field Goal(%)46-88(52.3%)

16-30(53.3%)3-Point(%)18-37(48.6%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

43(6)Rebounds(Offensive)32(3)

25Assists31

7Steals8

4Blocks5

14Turnovers11

21Fouls21

44Pts In The Paint42

11Fast Break Pts12

15Pts Off Turnovers20

50Bench Pts20

21Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 4,789 (24.5%)

tv: TNT