Game ID: 22500580
Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 36 28 29 21 114BOS 25 29 29 36 119
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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 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 11 since 12/15, returns tonight: 29 min (91% of 31)
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/10 · 3 days' restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 1/04, returns tonight: 26 min (90% of 28)
BACK Adebayo back 12/29 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 29 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 30 min since (97% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 21 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 29 min since (93% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 23 min since (80% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 32 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Larsson back 1/04 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
MIA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK Herro back 1/06 after 11, 32 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/10 after 2, 26 min since (90% of 28)
MIA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 25 min (87% of 29)
OUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 26 min (91% of 28)
MIA availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/19 after 2, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/19 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
MIA availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 3 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (78% of 29)
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/19 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 28)
BOS availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 18 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Minott back 1/03 after 4, 3 min since (18% of 16)
BOS availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 19 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Minott missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 20 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 21 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Minott missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 22 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 23 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 24 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 25 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 26 since 11/26, out tonight
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 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Minott (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-6 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
1/06 @ MIN 94-122 — MIA notes
MIA lost 94-122. MIA shot 36% (35 of 98) to MIN's 46%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIN's 23. MIA turned it over 17 times to MIN's 12. The glass went 50-63 against them. Powell led with 21 (9 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Herro added 17, Wiggins 10. Q1 was theirs, 29-27, but the other 3 periods went 95-65 against them. Jović's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 @ IND 99-123 — MIA notes
MIA lost 99-123. MIA shot 39% (36 of 92) to IND's 45%, 4 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to IND's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 18. Herro led with 21 (8 of 19, 1 of 8 from three); Jaquez Jr. added 16, Adebayo 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 27 to 24, but the other 3 periods went 99-72 against them. Adebayo's -23 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/11 @ OKC 112-124 — MIA notes
MIA lost 112-124. MIA shot 54% (44 of 82) to OKC's 51%, 17 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to OKC's 28. MIA turned it over 23 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Wiggins led with 23 (8 of 16, 7 of 10 from three); Herro added 19, Larsson 16. Q2 was theirs, 25-22, but the other 3 periods went 102-87 against them. Smith's -15 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs PHX 127-121 — MIA notes
MIA won 127-121. MIA shot 52% (48 of 92) to PHX's 43%, 13 of 38 from three. Adebayo led with 29 (11 of 15, 4 of 6 from three); Powell added 27, Herro 23. The hinge was Q2, 35-26: a lead of 8 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/15 vs BOS 114-119 — MIA notes
MIA lost 114-119. MIA shot 45% (39 of 87) to BOS's 45%, 15 of 42 from three. The glass went 40-51 against them. Powell led with 26 (10 of 15, 1 of 3 from three); Adebayo added 22, Herro 22. Q1 was theirs, 36-25, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. They led by as many as 19.
1/17 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Powell at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Hartenstein (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Miami's 122 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 119, Miami 112.
1/19 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 15 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Ste. Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kuminga (15 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Miami's 121 and the line, where Miami takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 122, Miami 113.
1/20 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Westbrook at 21 a game. Without Murray (7 straight), Plowden (31 straight), Carter (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Herro at 21 a game. Without Herro (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 109 a night to Miami's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 44 percent from three to Miami's 38. Call it Sacramento 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
1/22 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sharpe at 24 and Love at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Henderson (44 straight), Murray (7 straight), Thybulle (39 straight). 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Adebayo at 22 a game. Without Herro (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-2 and the arc, Miami at 38 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it Portland 119, Miami 117, Miami keeping it close.
1/07 vs DEN 110-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 110-114. BOS took 8 more shots (95 to 87), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to DEN's 45%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DEN's 24. BOS turned it over 14 times to DEN's 7. The glass went 53-39 for them. Brown led with 33 (14 of 29, 4 of 6 from three); White added 17, Pritchard 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-31, but the other 3 periods went 83-75 against them. Queta's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs TOR 125-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-117. BOS shot 54% (47 of 87) to TOR's 49%, 14 of 28 from three, and went to the line 19 times to TOR's 10 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Pritchard led with 27 (12 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Brown added 25, Hauser 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/10 vs SAS 95-100 — BOS notes
BOS lost 95-100. BOS shot 41% (38 of 93) to SAS's 40%, 16 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 4 times against 18 fouls committed. White led with 29 (11 of 26, 5 of 17 from three); Brown added 27, Garza 11. Q1 was theirs, 26-21, but the other 3 periods went 79-69 against them. Garza's -14 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ IND 96-98 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-98. BOS shot 45% (40 of 88) to IND's 46%, 9 of 35 from three. Pritchard led with 23 (10 of 22, 3 of 7 from three); White added 18, Simons 16. Q1 was theirs, 24-19, but the other 3 periods went 79-72 against them.
1/15 @ MIA 119-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-114. BOS shot 45% (41 of 91) to MIA's 45%, 13 of 39 from three. The glass went 51-40 for them. Simons led with 39 (13 of 28, 7 of 16 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 27, Hauser 17. The hinge was Q4, 36-21: BOS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 54-64 at the half and won the second half 65-50. González was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/17 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Risacher (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Simons at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Minott (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Atlanta 114, Boston 113, Boston keeping it close.
1/19 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 93, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Robinson at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Minott (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 93 a night to Boston's 107 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Detroit 112, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/21 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Minott (8 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 18 a game. Without Mathurin (9 straight), Toppin (41 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Indiana's 113. Call it Boston 115, Indiana 106.
1/23 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Clowney at 12 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Saraf (19 straight), Johnson (6 straight), Etienne (20 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Minott (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Boston 115, Brooklyn 107.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DS D. Smith
JA Jakucionis
KJ K. Jakučionis
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Herro
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
Simons scores 39 points off the bench, Brown adds 27 and Celtics rally to stun Heat 119-114
MIAMI -- — Anfernee Simons scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown added 27 and the Boston Celtics trailed most of the way before rallying to beat the Miami Heat 119-114 on Thursday night.
Sam Hauser added 17 points for the Celtics, who outscored Miami 36-21 in the fourth quarter and won after facing as much as a 19-point deficit. It was their second-biggest comeback win of the season, after coming from 20 down to beat Indiana on Dec. 22.
Simons had the second highest-scoring game for a reserve this season — Utah's Brice Sensabaugh had 43 on Wednesday night in a loss to Chicago — and became the fourth Celtics player in the last 50 years to score at least 39 off the bench. The others: Larry Bird, Todd Day and Payton Pritchard .
Norman Powell scored 26 points for Miami, which got 22 points apiece from Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro . Andrew Wiggins added 16 for the Heat.
Simons had 11 consecutive Boston points in the fourth quarter to chip away at what was left of the Miami edge, and then Hauser got an open 3-pointer with 5:21 left to give the Celtics their first lead since the opening minute of the game.
The lead changed hands twice more, before Brown's 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining put Boston on top for good.
Miami started the game on a 28-9 run, putting the Celtics in a most unusual early position.
That 19-point margin — only about seven minutes into the game — matched the biggest first-quarter deficit the Celtics faced in a 304-game span since trailing Indiana by 20 early on in a game on Dec. 21, 2022. Boston also trailed Milwaukee by 19 in the first quarter on April 9, 2024.
The Heat played without starting point guard Davion Mitchell (left shoulder contusion) and sixth man Jaime Jaquez Jr . (left knee soreness).