Newer meeting, Apr 1: BOS 147, MIA 129

Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics: player stats

Regular seasonFinal

TD Garden · Boston, MA

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MIA

Game leaders

BOS

Points
Miami Heat: Kel'el Ware24 PTS8-12 FG, 6-7 3P, 2-2 FT
Boston Celtics: Derrick White33 PTS11-20 FG, 9-14 3P, 2-2 FT
Rebounds
Miami Heat: Kel'el Ware14 REB5 OREB, 9 DREB
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown9 REB0 OREB, 9 DREB
Assists
Miami Heat: Kasparas Jakučionis4 AST17 PTS, 1 TOV
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown7 AST30 PTS, 5 TOV

On December 19, 2025 at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 129-116. Derrick White scored 33 to lead the Boston Celtics, and Kel'el Ware had 24 for the Miami Heat.

Miami Heat box score
Miami Heat
Bam AdebayoC-F	36:00	16	10	4	6-13	0-1	4-6	1	0	3	5	-15
Jaime Jaquez Jr.G	36:00	14	8	4	5-15	1-5	3-4	0	0	4	1	-25
Kasparas JakučionisG	36:00	17	6	4	5-13	5-8	2-2	0	0	1	3	+3
Norman PowellF-G	34:00	18	4	3	7-21	1-11	3-5	1	0	1	3	-12
Kel'el WareC	28:00	24	14	2	8-12	6-7	2-2	0	1	0	2	-9
Simone FontecchioF	30:00	12	2	4	4-13	4-9	0-0	0	0	1	0	-4
Dru SmithG	21:00	7	1	4	2-10	0-4	3-5	3	0	3	2	-18
Myron GardnerF	17:00	5	2	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	4	+3
Keshad JohnsonF	1:00	3	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	+6
Vladislav GoldinC	1:00	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+6
Team	240	116	47	27	40-102	19-49	17-24	6	1	13	20

DNP: Andrew Wiggins, Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, Nikola Jovic, Pelle Larsson, Jahmir Young

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Derrick WhiteG	36:00	33	5	6	11-20	9-14	2-2	0	4	1	1	+27
Jaylen BrownG	35:00	30	9	7	9-18	2-4	10-11	1	0	5	3	+8
Payton PritchardG	27:00	9	4	4	2-8	2-8	3-4	2	0	0	1	-2
Neemias QuetaC	25:00	10	3	3	4-6	0-0	2-3	1	1	1	1	+5
Jordan WalshG	22:00	6	7	1	2-6	0-4	2-2	0	2	1	0	-6
Anfernee SimonsG	29:00	14	4	1	6-10	2-5	0-0	0	0	1	4	+13
Hugo GonzálezG	29:00	10	8	0	4-7	1-2	1-2	2	1	2	4	+22
Sam HauserF	25:00	15	4	3	5-6	5-6	0-0	0	0	2	2	+13
Josh MinottF	7:00	2	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	2	-5
Baylor ScheiermanG	6:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-10
Team	241	129	46	25	44-82	21-43	20-24	8	8	14	19

DNP: Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher, Xavier Tillman, Luka Garza, Ron Harper Jr., Amari Williams, Max Shulga

Team stats

Team stats: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics
MIA	Stat	BOS
39.2%40-102	Field-goal percentage	53.7%(better)44-82
38.8%19-49	Three-point percentage	48.8%(better)21-43
70.8%17-24	Free-throw percentage	83.3%(better)20-24
47(better)	Rebounds	46
17(better)	Offensive rebounds	6
30	Defensive rebounds	40(better)
27(better)	Assists	25
6	Steals	8(better)
1	Blocks	8(better)
13(better)	Turnovers	14
20	Personal fouls	19(better)
27	Bench points	41(better)

Team advanced
MIA	Stat	BOS
104.6(better)	Pace	104.1
110.9	Off. rating	123.4(better)
123.4	Def. rating	110.9(better)
-12.4	Net rating	12.4(better)
51.5	TS%	69.7(better)
48.5	eFG%	66.5(better)
10.4(better)	TOV%	13.1
29.8(better)	OREB%	16.7
0.235	FT rate	0.293(better)
48.0	3PA rate	52.4(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

MIA 32%BOS 68%

Expected margin: BOS by 5.8
Result: BOS by 13: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 7.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Rest (back-to-backs), 2.1 pts toward BOS. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

MIA 0, BOS 4

Dec 19 · this gameMiami Heat 116, Boston Celtics 129
Jan 15Boston Celtics 119, Miami Heat 114
Feb 6Miami Heat 96, Boston Celtics 98
Apr 1Boston Celtics 147, Miami Heat 129

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