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May 17, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Jimmy Butler's 35 points, five rebounds, seven assists and six steals, the No. 8 seed Heat defeat the No. 2 seed Celtics in Game 1, 123-116. Bam Adebayo added 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the victory, while Jayson Tatum tallied 30 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Heat lead the best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Friday, May 19 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)

Box Score

1234T
MIA28294620123
BOS30362525116
Miami Heat logoHEATMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
22Jimmy ButlerSF4312-252-49-1057603435+5
0Kevin LovePF163-42-30-06010328+8
13Bam AdebayoC369-130-02-585103320+18
31Max StrusSG346-103-50-030000215+15
2Gabe VincentPG354-63-54-432111315+12
16Caleb Martin296-113-70-043210415-5
44Cody Zeller90-20-00-03000120-6
7Kyle Lowry276-123-50-033111215-11
55Duncan Robinson60-20-20-00000000-1
40Udonis Haslem— did not play —— did not play —
24Haywood Highsmith— did not play —— did not play —
5Nikola Jovic— did not play —— did not play —
77Omer Yurtseven— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-46-8554.1%16-3151.6%15-1978.9%35201231222123-
Boston Celtics logoCELTICSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
0Jayson TatumSF419-171-311-1171014430-10
42Al HorfordPF313-81-50-06230117-3
44Robert Williams IIIC256-60-02-370011114-14
7Jaylen BrownSG3810-211-61-295006222+3
36Marcus SmartPG333-72-45-8111212213-3
13Malcolm Brogdon367-142-43-5210014190
9Derrick White204-63-50-021100411-5
11Payton Pritchard110-20-20-00100000-3
99Justin Champagnie— did not play —— did not play —
91Blake Griffin— did not play —— did not play —
30Sam Hauser— did not play —— did not play —
40Luke Kornet— did not play —— did not play —
57Mike Muscala— did not play —— did not play —
12Grant Williams— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-42-8151.9%10-2934.5%22-2975.9%3422631518116-

Play-by-Play

1st quartermiabos
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball R. Williams III vs. B. Adebayo: Tip to M. Smart
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:46) MISS J. Brown 25' 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:44) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:37) MISS J. Tatum driving Layup
  • Miami Heat logo
    (11:34) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (11:22) K. Love lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:09) MISS A. Horford 26' 3PT
  • Miami Heat logo
    (11:08) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (10:57) B. Adebayo reverse Layup (2 PTS)
    20
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:41) MISS J. Brown 15' pullup Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (10:40) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (10:25) MISS B. Adebayo 17' Jump Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:24) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:15) MISS M. Smart 10' pullup Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:13) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (10:11) R. Williams III putback Layup (2 PTS)
    22
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (9:49) J. Butler 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    42
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (9:38) J. Brown 6' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    44
  • Miami Heat logo
    (9:18) MISS J. Butler 10' turnaround Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:16) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:11) MISS J. Tatum running Layup
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:09) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (9:07) R. Williams III putback Layup (4 PTS)
    46
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (8:48) B. Adebayo 6' Hook (4 PTS)
    66
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (8:35) R. Williams III cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
    68
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:19) M. Smart personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (8:12) K. Love bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:12) A. Horford STEAL (1 STL)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (8:08) J. Tatum running DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
    610
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (7:57) B. Adebayo 8' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (G. Vincent 1 AST)
    810
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:46) MISS J. Tatum 25' pullup 3PT
  • Miami Heat logo
    (7:44) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +3 (7:35) G. Vincent 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
    1110
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:22) MISS A. Horford 12' Jump Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (7:21) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:15) J. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (7:03) R. Williams III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Butler 2 FT)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +1 (7:03) J. Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    1210
  • Miami Heat logo
    +1 (7:03) J. Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    1310
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:47) MISS J. Brown 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (6:45) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (6:36) MISS B. Adebayo 10' turnaround Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:34) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (6:30) M. Brogdon 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
    1313
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (6:14) J. Butler driving Layup (6 PTS)
    1513
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (6:01) J. Tatum 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
    1516
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:55) J. Tatum personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:55) BOS Timeout
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (5:43) J. Butler 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS)
    1716
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (5:28) M. Brogdon 3PT (6 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)
    1719
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:11) M. Brogdon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Vincent 2 FT)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +1 (5:11) G. Vincent Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
    1819
  • Miami Heat logo
    +1 (5:11) G. Vincent Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
    1919
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:56) MISS M. Brogdon 10' driving floating Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (4:54) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +3 (4:37) C. Martin 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 2 AST)
    2219
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:22) MISS J. Brown 8' turnaround Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:21) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (4:21) J. Brown tip Layup (4 PTS)
    2221
  • Miami Heat logo
    (4:05) J. Butler bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:05) M. Smart STEAL (1 STL)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:01) MISS M. Brogdon running Layup - blocked
  • Miami Heat logo
    (4:01) K. Lowry BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:55) C. Zeller shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smart 2 FT)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (3:55) M. Smart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    2222
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +1 (3:55) M. Smart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    2223
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:39) MISS J. Butler 17' pullup bank Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:38) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (3:34) J. Butler 14' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
    2423
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (3:24) J. Brown cutting Layup (6 PTS) (M. Smart 4 AST)
    2425
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:10) MISS J. Butler 9' driving floating Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:08) C. Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (3:01) MISS C. Martin 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (3:00) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:55) J. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (2:55) C. Martin STEAL (1 STL)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (2:51) C. Martin driving Layup (5 PTS)
    2625
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:51) BOS Timeout
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (2:39) J. Tatum driving Layup (7 PTS)
    2627
  • Miami Heat logo
    (2:23) MISS C. Zeller 8' driving Hook
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:20) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:10) MISS M. Brogdon 26' 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:09) D. White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:04) M. Brogdon bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (2:04) J. Butler STEAL (1 STL)
  • Miami Heat logo
    +2 (1:42) J. Butler 14' pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
    2827
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (1:14) MISS J. Tatum 19' step back Shot
  • Miami Heat logo
    (1:12) C. Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (1:07) C. Zeller offensive FOUL (2 PF)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (1:07) C. Zeller offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (0:53) D. White 27' 3PT (3 PTS)
    2830
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:39) MISS J. Butler 8' driving floating Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:38) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:29) J. Tatum lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:29) J. Butler STEAL (2 STL)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:25) MISS C. Martin running Layup
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:23) D. White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:03) MISS P. Pritchard 3PT
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:01) C. Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:00) MISS K. Lowry 45' 3PT
  • Miami Heat logo
    (0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

123Points116
46-85(54.1%)Field Goal(%)42-81(51.9%)
16-31(51.6%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)
15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)22-29(75.9%)
35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)
20Assists22
12Steals6
3Blocks3
12Turnovers15
22Fouls18
40Pts In The Paint62
12Fast Break Pts15
22Pts Off Turnovers26
30Bench Pts30
12Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 · 8:30 PM
TD Garden · Boston, MA
attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)
tv: TNT