NBA Final Intelligence

BOS 5-2
119 โ€“ 114
FINAL
MIA 2-5

Boston Celtics 119, Miami Heat 114 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 119, Miami Heat 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 25-36 MIA; Q2 BOS 29-28 MIA; Q3 BOS 29-29 MIA; Q4 BOS 36-21 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Anfernee Simons (BOS) 39 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 13-of-28 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 27 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-24 shooting; Norman Powell (MIA) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท BOS
39 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM ยท 13-28 FG
Scoring ยท BOS
27 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM ยท 9-24 FG
Scoring ยท MIA
26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM ยท 10-15 FG
Season highs
Anfernee Simons ยท Season-high 39 pointsKasparas Jakuฤionis ยท Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

BOS 6 largest lead Q4 1:38 (BOS 113, MIA 107) ยท 9-0 run, Q2 11:12โ€“Q2 8:37
MIA 19 largest lead Q1 5:11 (BOS 9, MIA 28) ยท 15-0 run, Q1 10:36โ€“Q1 7:38
Swings 7 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Jaylen Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists) (Q4 4:05, BOS 107, MIA 105).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 3:18 Norman Powell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shotMIA ยท BOS 109, MIA 107
  • Q4 2:33 Jaylen Brown makes 5-foot driving floating jump shotBOS ยท BOS 111, MIA 107
  • Q4 1:38 Sam Hauser makes tip shotBOS ยท BOS 113, MIA 107
  • Q4 1:24 Norman Powell makes 7-foot two point shotMIA ยท BOS 111, MIA 109
  • Q4 0:13 Anfernee Simons makes free throw 1 of 2BOS ยท BOS 114, MIA 109
  • Q4 0:13 Anfernee Simons makes free throw 2 of 2BOS ยท BOS 115, MIA 109
  • Q4 0:11 Bam Adebayo makes 30-foot three pointer (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)MIA ยท BOS 115, MIA 112
  • Q4 0:08 Sam Hauser makes free throw 1 of 2BOS ยท BOS 116, MIA 112
  • Q4 0:08 Sam Hauser makes free throw 2 of 2BOS ยท BOS 117, MIA 112
  • Q4 0:04 Norman Powell makes driving layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)MIA ยท BOS 117, MIA 114
  • Q4 0:03 Anfernee Simons makes free throw 1 of 2BOS ยท BOS 118, MIA 114
  • Q4 0:03 Anfernee Simons makes free throw 2 of 2BOS ยท BOS 119, MIA 114

Linescore

1234 T
BOS 25292936 119
MIA 36282921 114

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

BOSMIA
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
56Bench points21
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.2%Effective FG%53.4%
11.3%Turnover %9.2%
39.1%Offensive rebound %26.7%
0.275Free-throw rate0.310

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Derrick White G 368650221-70-36-6+12
Anfernee Simons G 34394410213-287-166-6+18
Jaylen Brown G 3027700059-242-77-7-10
Sam Hauser F 2917331006-113-82-2+1
Luka Garza C 2811411014-81-32-2+5
Payton Pritchard G 242381111-40-20-0-20
Neemias Queta C 209901124-50-01-2-1
Jordan Walsh G 204810102-20-00-0+1
Hugo Gonzรกlez G 142400001-20-00-0+19
Baylor Scheierman G 50300000-00-00-00

Miami Heat

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Andrew Wiggins F-G 3516840015-103-63-3+3
Bam Adebayo C-F 3322450018-193-73-4+13
Norman Powell F-G 32263210010-151-35-5+11
Tyler Herro G 3122233119-154-70-0-11
Pelle Larsson G 307320002-60-33-4+1
Kasparas Jakuฤionis G 2712580033-43-43-4-6
Simone Fontecchio F 173400000-30-23-30
Nikola Jovic F 153501121-60-41-4-19
Dru Smith G 110112010-40-20-0-9
Kel'el Ware C 93500011-51-40-0-8

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaylen Brown Starter 302749.940.5-13.47.3
Sam Hauser Starter 291771.517.6+1.814.0
Neemias Queta Starter 20976.517.00.012.9
Derrick White Starter 36841.514.0+18.45.6
Payton Pritchard Starter 24225.08.9-42.67.9
Anfernee Simons Bench 343963.637.9+26.122.8
Luka Garza Bench 281161.914.3+6.95.5
Jordan Walsh Bench 204100.03.7+5.58.8
Hugo Gonzรกlez Bench 14250.06.1+65.76.1
Chris Boucher Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Xavier Tillman Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Ron Harper Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Baylor Scheierman Bench 0500.00.00.010.4
Max Shulga Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Amari Williams Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Miami HeatTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Norman Powell Starter 322675.623.9+15.216.5
Bam Adebayo Starter 332253.028.4+15.98.9
Tyler Herro Starter 312273.320.5-15.217.1
Andrew Wiggins Starter 351670.715.2+4.313.0
Pelle Larsson Starter 30745.110.8-0.34.6
Kasparas Jakuฤionis Bench 2712104.214.1-17.712.0
Nikola Jovic Bench 15319.326.3-55.4-5.0
Simone Fontecchio Bench 17334.710.5-3.74.1
Kel'el Ware Bench 09330.024.0-42.14.5
Davion Mitchell Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Dru Smith Bench 1100.017.2-39.1-8.4
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Keshad Johnson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series BOS 2 โ€“ 0 MIA
Last 38 meetings ยท since 2020-21 BOS 24 โ€“ 14 MIA
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After this game
Boston Celtics 25-15 W1 L10 6-4 Next game recap: @ ATL ยท Sat, Jan 17
Miami Heat 21-20 L1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: vs OKC ยท Sat, Jan 17

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