Game ID: 22400316
Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
Monday, December 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 28 32 25 23 108MIA 25 20 18 26 89
BOS vs MIA ScoutingBOS vs MIA Scouting
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.
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/16, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 3 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (83% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 11/24, returns tonight: 9 min (47% of 18)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 11 min (94% of 12)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 9 min since (47% of 18)
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (98% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 18 min since (98% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
BOS availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 34 min (110% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 19 min since (103% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 8 min since (69% of 12)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/07 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 19 min since (103% of 18)
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 12/01 after 3, 16 min since (90% of 18)
MIA availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Rozier missed 2 since 11/18, returns tonight: 21 min (80% of 26)
OUT Bryant missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 36 min since (117% of 31)
BACK Smith back 11/18 after 7, 24 min since (128% of 19)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 25 min since (140% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 22 min since (156% of 14)
MIA availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Smith missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 36 min since (119% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 21 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 21 min since (119% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 22 min since (156% of 14)
MIA availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 33 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 17 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 20 min since (143% of 14)
MIA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 34 min since (110% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 15 min since (85% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
MIA availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 5 since 11/24, returns tonight: 21 min (107% of 19)
OUT Richardson missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 10 since 11/10, returns tonight: 10 min (90% of 12)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 25 min since (95% of 26)
NEW Larsson 14 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 6 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 24 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (90% of 12)
MIA availability going into 12/07 · 2 days' restOUT Jović missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 16 min since (85% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (83% of 12)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 5 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (83% of 12)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jović missed 8 since 11/26, returns tonight: 24 min (98% of 25)
OUT Ware missed 6 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 22 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 9 min since (76% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Jović (4 straight), Ware (2 straight), Smith (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 116, Miami 109.
11/24 vs MIN 107-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 107-105. BOS shot 43% (37 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 21 of 56 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 21. Brown led with 29 (10 of 18, 7 of 10 from three); Tatum added 26, White 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-21: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 19.
11/25 vs LAC 126-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-94. BOS shot 51% (45 of 88) to LAC's 43%, 22 of 51 from three, and went to the line 20 times to LAC's 13 — 14 points from the stripe to their 9. Tatum led with 20 (7 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Pritchard added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 51-29: a lead of 7 became 29, and the lead reached 32. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
11/29 @ CHI 138-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 138-129. BOS shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 23 of 54 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHI's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Tatum led with 35 (12 of 18, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 29, Brown 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead.
12/01 @ CLE 111-115 — BOS notes
BOS lost 111-115. BOS took 15 more shots (95 to 80), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CLE's 49%, 17 of 49 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CLE's 25. BOS turned it over 8 times to CLE's 17. Tatum led with 33 (12 of 27, 4 of 9 from three); Pritchard added 24, Porziņģis 21. Q3 was theirs, 35-21, turning a 2-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. They led by as many as 14. Pritchard's -11 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs MIA 108-89 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-89. BOS shot 44% (39 of 89) to MIA's 36%, 19 of 55 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIA's 23. The glass went 54-44 for them. Brown led with 29 (8 of 21, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 25, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-20: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 27. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/04 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ivey at 18 and Beasley at 14 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 10 and the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 115. Call it Boston 118, Detroit 107, Boston by 11.
12/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 46 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 29 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Milwaukee minus-3 and the arc, Milwaukee at 46 percent from three to Boston's 39. Call it Boston 118, Milwaukee 112.
12/07 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 21 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. Without Edey (9 straight), Williams Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 11 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-1. Call it Boston 117, Memphis 116, Memphis keeping it close.
12/12 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 26 a game. 4 days' rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 19 a game. Without Thompson (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 11 and the arc, Detroit at 42 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 118, Detroit 110.
11/26 vs MIL 103-106 — MIA notes
MIA lost 103-106. MIA shot 45% (35 of 77) to MIL's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MIL's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. Butler III led with 23 (6 of 12, 11 of 13 at the line); Herro added 18, Rozier 17. Q3 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 14 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 86-74 against them. Highsmith's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ CHA 98-94 — MIA notes
MIA won 98-94. MIA shot 45% (33 of 73) to CHA's 38%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHA's 8 — 18 points from the stripe to their 3. MIA turned it over 18 times to CHA's 13, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. Herro led with 27 (11 of 22, 4 of 12 from three); Robinson added 22, Jaquez Jr. 11. The hinge was Q2, 24-13: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/29 vs TOR 121-111 — MIA notes
MIA won 121-111. MIA shot 46% (43 of 94) to TOR's 54%, 21 of 54 from three. MIA turned it over 8 times to TOR's 18. The glass went 33-46 against them. Butler III led with 26 (8 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Herro added 23, Jaquez Jr. 15. The hinge was Q3, 38-23: MIA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. MIA trailed 58-61 at the half and won the second half 63-50. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/01 @ TOR 116-119 — MIA notes
MIA lost 116-119. MIA shot 44% (39 of 88) to TOR's 53%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Herro led with 31 (9 of 16, 6 of 12 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Butler III added 17, Rozier 17. Q4 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 98-87 against them. Love's -17 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 @ BOS 89-108 — MIA notes
MIA lost 89-108. MIA shot 36% (31 of 87) to BOS's 44%, 8 of 35 from three, and went to the line 23 times to BOS's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 44-54 against them. Jaquez Jr. led with 19 (5 of 14, 0 of 3 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Herro added 19, Adebayo 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 22 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 85-63 against them. Robinson's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/04 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Butler III at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jović (5 straight), Ware (3 straight), Richardson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Russell at 18 a game. Without Reaves (2 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 26 and the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-0 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 106.
12/07 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Jović (6 straight), Ware (4 straight), Richardson (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 22 a game. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 113, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/08 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Jović (7 straight), Ware (5 straight), Richardson (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mobley at 23 and Mitchell at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 113, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/12 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jović (8 straight), Ware (6 straight), Richardson (9 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Quickley (14 straight), Shead (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Toronto's 119 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Miami 117, Toronto 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAB A. Burks
BA B. Adebayo
DR D. Robinson
DS D. Smith
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KJ K. Johnson
PL P. Larsson
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DP D. Peterson
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JD J. Davison
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
XT X. Tillman
MIA/BOS 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
Brown scores 29, Pritchard adds 25 bench points to lead Celtics past Heat 108-89
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 25 off the bench on Monday night as the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 108-89.
Derrick White added 19 points as the defending NBA champions won for the eighth time in nine games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr . had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Tyler Herro scored 19 for Miami. Herro was 2 for 10 from 3-point range, and the Heat shot 23% from beyond the arc and 36% from the field.
Both teams were without key players for the second night of a back-to-back after losing on Sunday.
Miami played without Jimmy Butler , who has missed five of the first 19 games with a knee injury. The Celtics were without Jrue Holiday , Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis .
Miami scored the first seven points and then went cold while the Celtics ran off 17 of the next 19 points to take the lead. Boston made it a double-digit lead early in the second quarter and went up by 20 in the third.
Takeaways Heat: Keshad Johnson made his NBA debut and scored two points in seven minutes.
Celtics: Have not lost back-to-back games all season.
Key moment Pritchard, who hit two half-court buzzer-beaters in the NBA Finals, beat the third-quarter buzzer on Monday night when he dribbled through the lane and sidestepped defender Pelle Larsson and laid in a left-hander off the backboard to give Boston a 22-point lead — their biggest in the game to that point.
Key stat Pritchard became the first NBA player this season to score 20 or more bench points in four straight games. He's the first Celtic to do it since Isaiah Thomas in 2015.
Up next Both teams are home on Wednesday night, with the Celtics hosting Detroit and the Heat hosting the Lakers.