Game ID: 22400759
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 24 19 22 20 85BOS 18 34 36 15 103
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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 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Richardson missed 33 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 4 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/27 after 6, 2 min since (17% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Richardson missed 34 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 5 since 1/23, returns tonight: 18 min (104% of 18)
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 33 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Richardson missed 35 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 7 min (64% of 11)
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 18 min since (104% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 36 since 11/24, not on tonight's roster
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 18 min since (104% of 18)
BACK Love back 1/27 after 6, 4 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 31 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Burks missed 2 since 2/05, returns tonight: 26 min (147% of 18)
BACK Love back 2/05 after 3, 7 min since (64% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 22 min since (126% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 23 min (112% of 20)
OUT Love missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Burks back 2/04 after 5, 24 min since (137% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Rozier missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 16 min (61% of 26)
OUT Love missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 2/13 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Burks back 2/10 after 2, 28 min since (156% of 18)
NEW Jović 25 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Highsmith missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 2/21 after 2, 16 min since (61% of 26)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 2/13 after 2, 23 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Burks back 2/10 after 2, 22 min since (126% of 18)
BOS availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 14 min since (69% of 21)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (65% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 19 min since (92% of 21)
BOS availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 10 min (72% of 13)
OUT Scheierman missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 21 min since (75% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 17 min since (82% of 21)
BOS availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 4 min (39% of 12)
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 10 min since (72% of 13)
BOS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 18 min since (135% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 4 min since (39% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 14 min since (105% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 7 min since (63% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Brown missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
OUT Holiday missed 4 since 2/06, returns tonight: 20 min (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 6 min since (56% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 33 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 20 min since (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 9 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 4
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 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. Without Burks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Brown at 20 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to Miami's 35 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 114, Miami 111, Miami keeping it close.
2/01 @ SAS 105-103 — MIA notes
MIA won 105-103. MIA shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 42%, 13 of 42 from three. Adebayo led with 30 (13 of 21, 2 of 5 from three); Rozier added 19, Jović 14. The hinge was Q2, 27-23: from level to 4 ahead.
2/04 @ CHI 124-133 — MIA notes
MIA lost 124-133. MIA shot 48% (43 of 90) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 44 from three. Herro led with 23 (5 of 15, 3 of 11 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Adebayo added 23, Jović 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-32, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 13. Ware's -11 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ PHI 108-101 — MIA notes
MIA won 108-101. MIA shot 47% (39 of 83) to PHI's 39%, 14 of 34 from three. MIA turned it over 22 times to PHI's 4, and PHI turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 54-39 for them. Herro led with 30 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Jović added 23, Rozier 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-25: from level to 4 ahead. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/07 @ BKN 86-102 — MIA notes
MIA lost 86-102. MIA shot 36% (32 of 90) to BKN's 42%, 12 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. The glass went 39-57 against them. Rozier led with 20 (6 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Adebayo added 18, Herro 15. Q3 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 84-62 against them. They led by as many as 11. Rozier's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs BOS 85-103 — MIA notes
MIA lost 85-103. MIA shot 34% (31 of 92) to BOS's 46%, 11 of 45 from three. Adebayo led with 22 (6 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Burks added 13, Wiggins 11. Q1 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 85-61 against them. They led by as many as 11. Rozier's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Wallace (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Miami plus-0 and the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Miami's 33. Call it OKC 118, Miami 104, OKC by 14.
2/13 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 28 and Thompson at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Washington (2 straight), Davis (2 straight), Lively II (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to Miami's 33 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-6. Call it Dallas 115, Miami 109.
2/21 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Quickley at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Poeltl (5 straight), Lawson (12 straight). 8 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Rozier (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 117. Call it Miami 110, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
2/23 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Lillard at 32 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Portis (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 22 a game. Without Highsmith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Miami's 30 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 12. Call it Milwaukee 113, Miami 108.
2/02 @ PHI 118-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-110. BOS shot 50% (42 of 84) to PHI's 45%, 21 of 49 from three, and got to the line 16 times to PHI's 28. Tatum led with 35 (13 of 20, 5 of 8 from three); Brown added 21, Porziņģis 18. The hinge was Q4, 38-16: BOS came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 8. BOS trailed 44-61 at the half and won the second half 74-49. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/04 @ CLE 112-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 112-105. BOS shot 41% (40 of 98) to CLE's 40%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 26. Tatum led with 22 (7 of 23, 3 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); White added 20, Porziņģis 19. The hinge was Q1, 28-15: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/06 vs DAL 120-127 — BOS notes
BOS lost 120-127. BOS shot 52% (46 of 89) to DAL's 56%, 16 of 37 from three. BOS turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 4 from three); Pritchard added 21, Tatum 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Tatum's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ NYK 131-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-104. BOS shot 54% (46 of 85) to NYK's 42%, 19 of 39 from three. The glass went 48-30 for them. Tatum led with 40 (13 of 26, 7 of 14 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Pritchard added 25, White 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-19: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/10 @ MIA 103-85 — BOS notes
BOS won 103-85. BOS shot 46% (39 of 85) to MIA's 34%, 17 of 53 from three. Tatum led with 33 (13 of 26, 4 of 12 from three); Porziņģis added 17, Horford 16. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 24. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/12 vs SAS — 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 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 18 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Fox at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-6. Call it Boston 119, San Antonio 110.
2/20 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Embiid at 26 and Maxey at 26 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Okeke (3 straight), Lowry (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (2 straight), Holiday (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 115. Call it Boston 114, Philadelphia 109.
2/23 vs NYK — 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 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to New York's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-6. Call it Boston 121, New York 111, Boston by 10.
2/25 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Quickley at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (7 straight), Battle (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto minus-1 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 111. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
MIAAB A. Burks
AW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DR D. Robinson
KA K. Anderson
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
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
Jayson Tatum scores 33, Celtics hold Heat to 34% shooting and roll to 103-85 win
MIAMI -- — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 17 and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Miami Heat 103-85 on Monday night.
Al Horford scored 16 points, Sam Hauser had 15 and Derrick White added 13 for the Celtics. Boston took 53 3-pointers in the game and only 32 2-pointers.
Bam Adebayo scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Miami, which was without Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr . — both sidelined by illness.
Andrew Wiggins had 11 points in his Heat debut. Miami shot 33.7% and has been held under 90 points in each of its last five matchups with Boston.
Including playoffs, Boston has now won five straight meetings with Miami, each of them one-sided — 104-84, 102-88 and 118-84 in the last three games of the 2024 first-round series, 108-89 on Dec. 2 and now this 18-point win.
Takeaways Celtics: Jaylen Brown missed the game with swelling in his right knee and Jrue Holiday was out with a right shoulder issue. Asked before the game if he was concerned about injury issues, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said they're not issues. “They're opportunities,” he said.
Heat: Miami's new faces acquired in the Jimmy Butler trade — Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson — shot a combined 5 for 25 from the field, 2 for 13 from 3-point range. Wiggins and Mitchell were both in the starting lineup for their Miami debuts.
Key moment Miami led 24-13, and Boston went on a 26-5 run over the next seven minutes. The Celtics kept control the rest of the way.
Key stat It was the 69th time in Heat history that they shot less than 35% in a regular-season game. They're now 2-67 in such contests.
Up next Boston finishes its pre-All-Star schedule Wednesday at home against San Antonio. Miami plays at Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Dallas on Thursday.