Celtics (102) vs Heat (128) · May 21, 2023

FINAL

May 21, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Gabe Vincent's Playoff career-high 29 points, the Heat defeated the Celtics in Game 3, 128-102. Jimmy Butler added 16 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for the Heat in the victory, while Jayson Tatum tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics. The Heat lead this best-of-seven series, 3-0, with Game 4 taking place on Tuesday, May 23 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	22	24	17	39	102
MIA	30	31	32	35	128

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	28	6-17	0-7	0-0	6	2	0	0	3	3	12	-28
0Jayson TatumPF	33	6-18	1-7	1-1	10	2	2	0	3	2	14	-23
42Al HorfordC	18	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	8	-21
9Derrick WhiteSG	26	3-9	3-6	0-0	4	2	1	2	1	3	9	-12
36Marcus SmartPG	30	2-8	0-3	4-5	9	8	0	0	2	3	8	-6
13Malcolm Brogdon	18	0-6	0-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	-20
44Robert Williams III	12	4-8	0-0	0-1	8	0	0	0	1	4	8	-17
12Grant Williams	28	5-7	2-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	3	12	-13
30Sam Hauser	12	1-4	1-3	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	1	5	+4
40Luke Kornet	12	4-5	1-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	+4
11Payton Pritchard	12	5-8	1-2	1-2	2	5	0	0	1	2	12	+4
57Mike Muscala	7	0-2	0-2	3-4	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	-2
99Justin Champagnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
91Blake Griffin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9839.8%	11-4226.2%	13-1776.5%	57	25	3	3	15	24	102	-

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Jimmy ButlerSF	31	5-13	0-1	6-7	8	6	2	0	2	0	16	+24
0Kevin LovePF	4	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	-3
13Bam AdebayoC	25	4-5	0-0	5-6	3	2	1	1	3	3	13	+30
31Max StrusSG	24	3-9	2-8	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	10	+17
2Gabe VincentPG	35	11-14	6-9	1-1	2	3	1	1	2	2	29	+18
16Caleb Martin	34	7-11	4-7	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	1	18	+34
7Kyle Lowry	28	3-6	1-2	0-0	5	4	1	0	1	5	7	+11
44Cody Zeller	17	2-4	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	-1
55Duncan Robinson	23	7-11	5-7	3-3	2	4	0	0	1	1	22	+9
24Haywood Highsmith	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-3
5Nikola Jovic	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	-3
77Omer Yurtseven	4	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	-3
40Udonis Haslem	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-8156.8%	19-3554.3%	17-2181%	35	25	7	4	9	16	128	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosmia

(11:56) Jump Ball A. Horford vs. B. Adebayo: Tip to D. White
(11:42) MISS D. White driving Layup
(11:41) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) K. Love 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (G. Vincent 1 AST)
02
(11:20) MISS J. Brown 26' 3PT
(11:18) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:18) MISS J. Tatum tip Layup
(11:17) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:07) K. Love 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Vincent 2 AST)
05
+3 (10:50) J. Tatum 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
35
+2 (10:29) B. Adebayo driving Layup (2 PTS)
37
(10:18) MISS D. White 24' 3PT
(10:18) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS M. Strus 25' pullup 3PT
(9:57) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:52) J. Brown running Layup (2 PTS)
57
(9:35) B. Adebayo lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:35) J. Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:31) J. Tatum running DUNK (5 PTS) (D. White 1 AST)
77
(9:09) MISS K. Love 15' Jump Shot
(9:04) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:55) J. Brown 10' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
97
+2 (8:26) J. Butler 9' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
99
+3 (8:14) A. Horford 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
129
(7:49) MISS J. Butler driving floating Shot - blocked
(7:49) D. White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:47) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS J. Tatum pullup bank Shot
(7:39) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:29) MISS J. Butler pullup 3PT
(7:26) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:17) J. Tatum lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:17) J. Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(7:13) MIA Timeout
(7:03) D. White personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:55) MISS M. Strus 26' pullup 3PT
(6:52) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:49) J. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (6:30) C. Martin 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
1212
+2 (6:12) J. Brown 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)
1412
+2 (6:00) G. Vincent driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1414
+2 (5:48) J. Brown 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS) (M. Smart 4 AST)
1614
(5:36) B. Adebayo off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(5:36) B. Adebayo offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:28) R. Williams III off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(5:28) R. Williams III offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:21) J. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:04) G. Vincent 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Butler 2 AST)
1617
(4:50) MISS M. Brogdon 25' 3PT
(4:49) D. White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:47) D. White bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:47) M. Strus STEAL (1 STL)
(4:42) R. Williams III shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Adebayo 2 FT)
+1 (4:42) B. Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1618
(4:42) MISS B. Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:39) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:29) MISS J. Brown driving Layup
(4:27) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:21) M. Strus 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 3 AST)
1621
(4:21) BOS Timeout
(4:04) MISS M. Brogdon 18' pullup Shot
(4:01) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:53) J. Butler bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:53) J. Tatum STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:37) A. Horford turnaround Hook (5 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
1821
(3:10) MISS B. Adebayo 13' step back Shot
(3:07) M. Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) J. Tatum lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:04) B. Adebayo STEAL (1 STL)
(3:01) J. Tatum personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:35) MISS M. Strus 28' 3PT
(2:32) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (2:14) R. Williams III turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
2021
+2 (1:52) K. Lowry 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Martin 1 AST)
2023
(1:39) MISS J. Tatum 27' step back 3PT
(1:34) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:33) MISS R. Williams III turnaround Hook
(1:30) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:30) MISS M. Brogdon 3PT
(1:29) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:29) G. Williams loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Strus 2 FT)
+1 (1:29) M. Strus Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2024
+1 (1:29) M. Strus Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2025
(1:05) MISS G. Williams turnaround Shot
(1:05) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:05) M. Strus loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:57) MISS J. Brown 12' pullup Shot
(0:54) C. Zeller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:42) C. Martin 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Butler 4 AST)
2028
(0:34) J. Brown lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:34) K. Lowry STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:31) C. Martin running finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (K. Lowry 1 AST)
2030
(0:15) BOS Timeout
+2 (0:15) R. Williams III cutting finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
2230
(0:15) K. Lowry shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williams III 1 FT)
(0:15) MISS R. Williams III Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:12) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS K. Lowry 3PT
(0:00) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

MIA

102Points128

39-98(39.8%)Field Goal(%)46-81(56.8%)

11-42(26.2%)3-Point(%)19-35(54.3%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

57(21)Rebounds(Offensive)35(1)

25Assists25

3Steals7

3Blocks4

15Turnovers9

24Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint42

13Fast Break Pts13

16Pts Off Turnovers18

51Bench Pts55

3Largest Lead33

Game Details

Sunday, May 21, 2023 · 8:30 PM

FTX Arena · Miami, FL

attendance: 20,088 (102.5%)

tv: TNT