Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 30, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	25	28	26	27	106
BOS	29	23	31	15	98

Game Recap

The Heat have officially clinched a spot in the 2022 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Celtics, 106-98. Jimmy Butler recorded a team-high 24 points for the Heat, while Bam Adebayo added 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the victory. Jaylen Brown (28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists) and Jayson Tatum (23 points, five rebounds, six assists) combined for 51 points for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Heat improve to 49-28 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 47-30.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	36	9-17	0-3	6-8	3	2	1	0	2	2	+11	24
17P.J. TuckerPF	27	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	1	1	1	1	+4	2
13Bam AdebayoC	33	5-10	0-0	7-9	12	8	2	0	1	3	+12	17
31Max StrusSG	31	5-10	4-9	0-0	7	1	3	2	3	1	+17	14
7Kyle LowryPG	35	8-16	6-12	1-2	0	8	0	0	1	4	+13	23
14Tyler Herro	32	5-14	2-6	0-0	10	5	0	0	2	2	+1	12
21Dewayne Dedmon	14	3-3	0-0	3-6	4	0	2	2	2	6	-4	9
2Gabe Vincent	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	-5	0
55Duncan Robinson	15	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	2	-9	5
40Udonis Haslem	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Haywood Highsmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Victor Oladipo	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Omer Yurtseven	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-7948.1%	13-3438.2%	17-2568.0%	42	27	9	6	15	23	-	106

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	39	9-17	0-5	5-6	5	6	2	0	4	4	-12	23
12Grant WilliamsPF	25	2-7	0-3	0-1	3	0	0	0	2	2	-4	4
42Al HorfordC	33	2-6	0-2	2-2	15	4	2	1	0	4	-14	6
7Jaylen BrownSG	37	9-22	5-9	5-6	10	6	0	0	3	3	-11	28
36Marcus SmartPG	35	3-15	3-10	1-2	5	8	3	0	6	5	-12	10
27Daniel Theis	17	6-6	1-1	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	+7	15
9Derrick White	31	3-9	1-4	2-3	2	3	1	0	2	4	+11	9
11Payton Pritchard	19	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	-5	3
8Malik Fitts	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Sam Hauser	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Juwan Morgan	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Aaron Nesmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nik Stauskas	— did not play —												— did not play —
97Brodric Thomas	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8541.2%	11-3729.7%	17-2373.9%	44	27	9	1	17	22	-	98

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIABOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Horford vs. Adebayo: Tip to Williams
(11:44) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:41) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:36) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:33) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Adebayo 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Lowry 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:05) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:56) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adebayo 1 AST)
53
(10:52) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(10:26) MISS Smart 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:24) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:20) Lowry 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
83
(10:10) Brown Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (E.Malloy)
(10:10) Brown Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:50) MISS Lowry 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:48) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:33) Adebayo S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (9:33) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
84
+1 (9:33) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
85
(9:19) MISS Adebayo 4' Alley Oop Layup
(9:17) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:01) MISS Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:59) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:52) Butler 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Lowry 2 AST)
105
(8:44) MISS Brown 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:44) Tucker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:43) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:27) Butler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:27) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(8:25) Strus P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+3 (8:13) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
108
(7:46) MISS Butler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:36) Brown 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1011
+3 (7:12) Strus 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tucker 2 AST)
1311
+3 (6:57) Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1314
(6:38) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:24) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:24) Tucker STEAL (1 STL)
(6:17) MISS Butler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:14) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:06) MISS Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:03) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:59) MISS Tucker 2' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:57) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:56) Butler Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1514
(5:28) MISS Smart 3' Driving Layup
(5:26) Heat Rebound
+2 (5:07) Adebayo 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Herro 1 AST)
1714
+3 (4:46) Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1717
(4:38) Herro Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:22) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Horford REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Horford 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:06) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:03) Adebayo 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1917
(4:03) White S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (4:03) Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2017
(3:55) Lowry P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Fitzgerald)
+2 (3:46) White 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2019
+2 (3:24) Tucker 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Herro 2 AST)
2219
+3 (3:06) Theis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
2222
(2:54) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:50) Horford REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:46) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:46) Strus STEAL (1 STL)
(2:36) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Fitzgerald)
(2:36) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:36) MISS Dedmon Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:36) Heat Rebound
(2:36) MISS Dedmon Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:36) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:21) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:18) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:02) MISS Vincent 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:59) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:54) MISS White 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:52) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:49) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(1:41) MISS Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Vincent REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:25) White P.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Malloy)
(1:20) Dedmon OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Fitzgerald)
(1:20) Dedmon Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (1:07) Tatum 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
2224
(0:56) Vincent Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:56) White STEAL (1 STL)
(0:47) Tatum Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (K.Fitzgerald)
(0:47) Tatum Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:38) Herro Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:38) Smart STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:35) Tatum 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
2226
(0:35) Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (0:35) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2227
(0:28) MISS Herro 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:26) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (0:06) Williams 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2229
(0:06) Vincent S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
(0:06) MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:06) Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:00) Herro 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2529

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

BOS

106Points98

38-79(48.1%)Field Goal(%)35-85(41.2%)

13-34(38.2%)3-Point(%)11-37(29.7%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

42(4)Rebounds(Offensive)44(8)

27Assists27

9Steals9

6Blocks1

15Turnovers17

23Fouls22

34Pts In The Paint48

9Fast Break Pts16

18Pts Off Turnovers24

26Bench Pts27

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ESPN