NBA Final Intelligence

MIA 2-5
96 โ€“ 98
FINAL
BOS 5-2

Miami Heat 96, Boston Celtics 98 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 96, Boston Celtics 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 29-15 BOS; Q2 MIA 30-23 BOS; Q3 MIA 15-36 BOS; Q4 MIA 22-24 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jaylen Brown (BOS) 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Andrew Wiggins (MIA) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Norman Powell (MIA) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Payton Pritchard (BOS) 24 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Derrick White (BOS) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท BOS
29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM ยท 11-25 FG
Scoring ยท MIA
26 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM ยท 10-16 FG
Scoring ยท MIA
24 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM ยท 9-15 FG

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

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

MIA 22 largest lead Q2 1:50 (MIA 56, BOS 34) ยท 9-0 run, Q1 11:44โ€“Q1 9:46
BOS 5 largest lead Q4 10:03 (MIA 74, BOS 79) ยท 18-0 run, Q3 7:13โ€“Q3 3:55
Swings 5 lead changes Tied 6 times

Ahead for good: Derrick White makes 23-foot three pointer (Nikola Vucevic assists) (Q4 1:31, MIA 96, BOS 98).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 4:49 Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 3BOS ยท MIA 89, BOS 89
  • Q4 4:49 Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 3BOS ยท MIA 89, BOS 90
  • Q4 4:49 Derrick White makes free throw 3 of 3BOS ยท MIA 89, BOS 91
  • Q4 4:34 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2MIA ยท MIA 90, BOS 91
  • Q4 4:34 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2MIA ยท MIA 91, BOS 91
  • Q4 3:58 Andrew Wiggins makes 30-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)MIA ยท MIA 94, BOS 91
  • Q4 3:32 Jaylen Brown makes 12-foot two point shotBOS ยท MIA 94, BOS 93
  • Q4 2:38 Davion Mitchell makes 16-foot fade away jump shotMIA ยท MIA 96, BOS 93
  • Q4 2:16 Jaylen Brown makes 7-foot two point shotBOS ยท MIA 96, BOS 95
  • Q4 1:31 Derrick White makes 23-foot three pointer (Nikola Vucevic assists)BOS ยท MIA 96, BOS 98

Linescore

1234 T
MIA 29301522 96
BOS 15233624 98

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

MIABOS
32Points in the paint42
17Fast-break points3
12Second-chance points20
19Points off turnovers11
17Bench points42
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
49.4%Effective FG%47.6%
11.5%Turnover %12.9%
21.3%Offensive rebound %28.9%
0.214Free-throw rate0.274

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Andrew Wiggins F-G 38266020110-165-71-2+5
Norman Powell F-G 3524344039-153-73-3+1
Bam Adebayo C-F 3516711005-132-64-6+8
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G 3111770024-91-32-3-6
Davion Mitchell G 2913260125-112-61-2+5
Dru Smith G 192410011-40-10-0-7
Simone Fontecchio F 192201100-50-32-2-8
Pelle Larsson G 120530020-00-00-0+15
Kel'el Ware C 102501011-50-20-0-2
Nikola Jovic F 60010100-50-40-0-14
Myron Gardner F 60100000-10-10-0-7

Boston Celtics

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Derrick White G 4121351406-204-125-5+6
Payton Pritchard G 3624111028-154-64-4+4
Sam Hauser F 352321101-70-60-0+3
Jaylen Brown G 33297201711-251-76-10-16
Nikola Vucevic C 28111242024-80-13-4+11
Neemias Queta C 2221110021-20-00-0-6
Baylor Scheierman G 195721102-41-30-0+17
Hugo Gonzรกlez G 162301011-20-10-0-2
Luka Garza C 102300001-10-00-0-7

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Miami HeatTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Andrew Wiggins Starter 382677.020.9+2.818.8
Norman Powell Starter 352473.524.0+1.519.0
Bam Adebayo Starter 351651.221.6+13.811.6
Davion Mitchell Starter 291354.721.9+8.610.6
Pelle Larsson Starter 1200.07.1+71.59.1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Bench 311153.317.6-13.712.0
Dru Smith Bench 19225.011.4-18.90.7
Simone Fontecchio Bench 19217.013.0-22.8-1.7
Kel'el Ware Bench 10220.025.0-9.52.8
Nikola Jovic Bench 0600.033.3-137.1-13.0
Keshad Johnson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kasparas Jakuฤionis Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Myron Gardner Bench 0600.07.7-63.6-15.6
Boston CelticsTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaylen Brown Starter 332949.346.2-24.29.4
Derrick White Starter 412147.322.9+7.313.0
Neemias Queta Starter 22250.07.8-7.99.3
Luka Garza Starter 102100.04.3-35.016.0
Sam Hauser Starter 35214.38.4+2.80.0
Payton Pritchard Bench 362471.622.0+5.811.4
Nikola Vucevic Bench 281156.418.2+17.815.7
Baylor Scheierman Bench 19562.59.1+50.920.8
Hugo Gonzรกlez Bench 16250.08.1-6.73.1
Ron Harper Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan Walsh Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Amari Williams Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIA 0 โ€“ 3 BOS
Last 39 meetings ยท since 2020-21 MIA 14 โ€“ 25 BOS
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Miami Heat 27-26 L2 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ WAS ยท Sun, Feb 8
Boston Celtics 34-18 W5 L10 8-2 Next game recap: vs NYK ยท Sun, Feb 8

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