Game ID: 22300759
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 22 28 29 27 106BOS 26 33 27 24 110
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 13 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (87% of 28)
BACK Bryant back 1/24 after 2, 7 min since (64% of 12)
MIA availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 14 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (88% of 28)
BACK Bryant back 1/31 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 12)
MIA availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 22 min (80% of 27)
OUT Jović missed 4 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 15 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (88% of 28)
MIA availability going into 2/07 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 5 since 1/29, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 20)
OUT Bryant missed 3 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 16 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 2/06 after 3, 22 min since (80% of 27)
MIA availability going into 2/11 · 3 days' restOUT Bryant missed 4 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 17 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 2/06 after 3, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Jović back 2/07 after 5, 2 min since (12% of 20)
MIA availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 5 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 18 since 1/08, returns tonight: 6 min (63% of 10)
BACK Robinson back 2/06 after 3, 24 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Jović back 2/07 after 5, 2 min since (12% of 20)
MIA availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 6 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 2/06 after 3, 25 min since (93% of 27)
BACK Jović back 2/07 after 5, 16 min since (82% of 20)
BACK Cain back 2/13 after 18, 6 min since (63% of 10)
MIA availability going into 2/23 · 8 days' restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 27 min (79% of 34)
OUT Rozier missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 7 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 2/06 after 3, 26 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Jović back 2/07 after 5, 16 min since (78% of 20)
BACK Cain back 2/13 after 18, 8 min since (82% of 10)
MIA availability going into 2/26 · 2 days' restOUT Rozier missed 3 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 8 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 2/23 after 3, 27 min since (79% of 34)
BACK Jović back 2/07 after 5, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Cain back 2/13 after 18, 8 min since (82% of 10)
BOS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 31 min since (108% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/07 · 2 days' restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 16 min since (106% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 12 min since (84% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 13 min (118% of 11)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 13 min since (87% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restBACK Queta back 2/14 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restBACK Queta back 2/14 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Boston's 115 and the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Miami's 33. Call it Miami 114, Boston 113, Boston keeping it close.
2/02 @ WAS 110-102 — MIA notes
MIA won 110-102. MIA shot 43% (38 of 88) to WAS's 41%, 7 of 31 from three, and went to the line 35 times to WAS's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 59-43 for them. Butler III led with 24 (7 of 10, 9 of 13 at the line); Adebayo added 20, Herro 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-15: MIA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 16. MIA trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 54-43. Love was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/04 vs LAC 95-103 — MIA notes
MIA lost 95-103. MIA took 14 more shots (91 to 77), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAC's 44%, 8 of 30 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. MIA turned it over 10 times to LAC's 15. Butler III led with 21 (8 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Rozier added 17, Adebayo 14. Q1 was theirs, 22-19, but the other 3 periods went 84-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Jaquez Jr.'s -9 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/06 vs ORL 121-95 — MIA notes
MIA won 121-95. MIA shot 54% (47 of 87) to ORL's 44%, 13 of 36 from three. MIA turned it over 13 times to ORL's 18. Butler III led with 23 (6 of 9, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Rozier added 18, Adebayo 14. The hinge was Q3, 40-26: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
2/07 vs SAS 116-104 — MIA notes
MIA won 116-104. MIA shot 49% (43 of 87) to SAS's 46%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to SAS's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 10. Herro led with 24 (10 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 20, Butler III 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-27: a lead of 1 became 12, and the lead reached 19. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/11 vs BOS 106-110 — MIA notes
MIA lost 106-110. MIA took 16 more shots (97 to 81), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to BOS's 51%, 12 of 40 from three. Herro led with 24 (10 of 21, 4 of 12 from three); Adebayo added 22, Martin 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 7 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 86-79 against them. Love's -10 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Middleton (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the arc, Milwaukee at 38 percent from three to Miami's 30. Call it Milwaukee 113, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
2/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. Without Embiid (7 straight), Melton (16 straight), Batum (8 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Herro at 20 a game. Without Butler III (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 121. Call it Philadelphia 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
2/23 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williamson at 27 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Daniels (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (3 straight), Rozier (2 straight), Richardson (2 straight). 8 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to New Orleans's 108. Call it New Orleans 112, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
2/26 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Ellis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 21 and Herro at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Rozier (3 straight), Richardson (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Sacramento's 117. Call it Sacramento 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
2/01 vs LAL 105-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 105-114. BOS shot 42% (41 of 97) to LAL's 40%, 16 of 48 from three, and got to the line just 7 times against 19 fouls committed. BOS turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 11 steals. Tatum led with 23 (8 of 21, 5 of 10 from three); Porziņģis added 17, Hauser 17. Q3 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. Porziņģis's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs MEM 131-91 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-91. BOS shot 48% (48 of 99) to MEM's 38%, 19 of 51 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MEM's 12 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 10 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 57-46 for them. Tatum led with 34 (12 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Porziņģis added 26, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-15: a lead of 23 became 40. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/07 vs ATL 125-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-117. BOS shot 53% (49 of 93) to ATL's 42%, 17 of 49 from three, and got to the line 11 times to ATL's 20. BOS turned it over 14 times to ATL's 9, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. Porziņģis led with 31 (13 of 19, 2 of 4 from three); White added 21, Tatum 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-30: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/09 vs WAS 133-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-129. BOS shot 52% (48 of 92) to WAS's 47%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to WAS's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 49-39 for them. Tatum led with 35 (12 of 22, 3 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Porziņģis added 34, Holiday 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-16: BOS came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 13. BOS trailed 64-71 at the half and won the second half 69-58. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/11 @ MIA 110-106 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-106. BOS shot 51% (41 of 81) to MIA's 41%, 16 of 39 from three. Tatum led with 26 (11 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Porziņģis added 25, Brown 20. The hinge was Q2, 33-28: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 15. White was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
2/13 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (3 straight), Sharpe (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Boston 117, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/14 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Porziņģis at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Thomas at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Cam. Johnson (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-8. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
2/22 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and White at 24 a game. 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 116. Call it Boston 117, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
2/24 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. Without Randle (10 straight), Anunoby (10 straight), Robinson (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to New York's 37. Call it Boston 116, New York 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
MIABA B. Adebayo
CM C. Martin
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JR J. Richardson
KL K. Love
OR O. Robinson
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
BOS/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Tatum has 26 points and Celtics withstand late rally to beat Heat 110-106
MIAMI -- — Jayson Tatum had 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Boston Celtics withstood a late rally to beat the Miami Heat 110-106 on Sunday.
Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 20 points and Jrue Holiday scored 15 for Boston, which hit 16 of 39 3-point attempts.
“Today was fun, we have a lot of history with this team. Last time we came here we smacked them, so we knew it would be a closer game,” Tatum said of Boston’s 33-point win in Miami Jan. 25. “They came to play and we enjoy being part of games like that. Everybody’s being competitive.”
The Celtics have won all three matchups with the Heat this season and have won six of the last seven games against them. The loss came in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals last season, when Boston forced the deciding game after losing the first three.
“Late-game execution, you’ve got to set the table,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “I think our guys did that.”
Tyler Herro had 22 of his 24 points in the second half, Bam Adebayo scored 22 and Duncan Robinson and Caleb Martin finished with 15 points each for the Heat — who were short-handed to start the game and even more so by the end.
The Heat were without leading scorer Jimmy Butler , who was granted a leave of absence because of the death of a family member.
Miami lost Terry Rozier and Josh Richardson to injuries. Rozier, who finished with 13 points, landed awkwardly on his right leg after driving to the basket midway through the third quarter, clearly favoring his knee. Both players will have MRI exams on Monday, coach Erik Spoelstra said.
“It’s tough to see guys like that go down,” Robinson said. “And then Jimmy dealing with what he’s dealing with is unfortunate, to put it lightly.”
Richardson exited in the second quarter because of a right shoulder injury. He slumped to the floor in pain after his unsuccessful attempt to strip Tatum of the ball.
“I felt my shoulder pop out on the floor and then it popped back in laying on the ground, so thank goodness for that,” Richardson said. “I’ll know more tomorrow.”
Robinson also favored his left shoulder after Brown pushed him off into the stands when both tangled for position early in the fourth quarter. Brown and Robinson exchanged words and Brown was assessed a flagrant 1 foul while Robinson got called for a personal foul.
“I just thought it was a dirty play, to be honest with you. ... Just thought it was dangerous, unnecessary and excessive,” Robinson said.
Brown considered it two teams playing hard.
“There was no issue from me. I think he knew exactly what he was trying to do, trying to get tangled up,” Brown said. "(The official) called the foul but he was still trying to hang on.”
Miami rallied from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter and cut it to 106-104 on Herro’s 3-pointer with 1:49 remaining. But Porzingis and Tatum each converted two free throws to secure the win.
“I thought our group showed a tremendous amount of grit in that second half,” Spoelstra said. “There were a lot of things that weren’t necessarily going our way, including the injuries. To really fight and claw back and get this game on the ropes, it’s a credit to how hard guys were playing.”
UP NEXT
Celtics: Visit Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
Heat: Begin a six-game road stretch at Milwaukee on Tuesday night.