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.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Luke Kornet (Tyler Herro gains possession)	0	0
11:35	Bam Adebayo makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Haywood Highsmith assists)	0	2
11:10	Jaylen Brown misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:08	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	0	2
11:04	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)	0	4
10:53	Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot	0	4
10:52	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	0	4
10:51	Jayson Tatum personal foul	0	4
10:39	Bam Adebayo misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:38	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	0	4
10:31	Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot	0	4
10:30	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	0	4
10:21	Tyler Herro makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	0	7
10:04	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot dunk (Derrick White assists)	2	7
9:49	Bam Adebayo misses 6-foot two point shot	2	7
9:48	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	2	7
9:44	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	2	7
9:41	Derrick White offensive rebound	2	7
9:31	Luke Kornet makes 6-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)	4	7
9:14	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 second turnover	4	7
8:56	Tyler Herro personal foul	4	7
8:48	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	4	7
8:47	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	4	7
8:47	Haywood Highsmith shooting foul	4	7
8:47	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	5	7
8:47	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	6	7
8:34	Duncan Robinson misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:33	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	6	7
8:22	Jayson Tatum misses 16-foot two point shot	6	7
8:21	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	6	7
8:12	Jaylen Brown makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Luke Kornet assists)	8	7
8:00	Luke Kornet blocks Bam Adebayo 's 11-foot jumper	8	7
7:59	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	8	7
7:54	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point shot	8	7
7:52	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	8	7
7:47	Tyler Herro misses running pullup jump shot	8	7
7:45	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	8	7
7:38	Duncan Robinson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	7
7:36	Derrick White defensive rebound	8	7
7:27	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	8	7
7:26	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	8	7
7:17	Jordan Walsh shooting foul	8	7
7:17	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	8	8
7:17	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	8	9
7:09	Jayson Tatum misses layup	8	9
7:08	Celtics offensive team rebound	8	9
7:07	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	8	9
7:07	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
7:07	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
6:52	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:51	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	10	9
6:44	Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
6:43	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	10	9
6:30	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot dunk	12	9
6:14	Tyler Herro lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	12	9
6:09	Derrick White makes two point shot	14	9
6:09	Heat Full timeout	14	9
6:09	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jaylen Brown	14	9
6:09	Drew Peterson enters the game for Luke Kornet	14	9
6:09	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Jordan Walsh	14	9
6:09	Neemias Queta enters the game for Derrick White	14	9
5:56	Bam Adebayo misses driving floating jump shot	14	9
5:55	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	14	9
5:44	Jayson Tatum makes 29-foot three pointer (Payton Pritchard assists)	17	9
5:32	Neemias Queta personal foul	17	9
5:32	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Bam Adebayo	17	9
5:19	Haywood Highsmith steps out of bounds turnover	17	9
5:07	Drew Peterson misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	9
5:05	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	17	9
4:57	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	9
4:54	Duncan Robinson offensive rebound	17	9
4:43	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses layup	17	9
4:42	Heat offensive team rebound	17	9
4:40	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	9
4:38	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	17	9
4:19	Jayson Tatum misses driving layup	17	9
4:18	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	17	9
4:18	Neemias Queta misses tip shot	17	9
4:17	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	17	9
4:12	Duncan Robinson makes 1-foot dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	17	11
4:07	Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot dunk (Payton Pritchard assists)	19	11
3:52	Haywood Highsmith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	19	14
3:34	Jayson Tatum bad pass (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals)	19	14
3:29	Haywood Highsmith makes 1-foot layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	19	16
3:29	Celtics Full timeout	19	16
3:29	Terry Rozier enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	19	16
3:29	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Duncan Robinson	19	16
3:04	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	16
3:02	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	19	16
2:55	Neemias Queta blocks Haywood Highsmith 's 4-foot two point shot	19	16
2:54	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	19	16
2:42	Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	16
2:41	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	19	16
2:32	Tyler Herro makes 9-foot two point shot	19	18
2:17	Payton Pritchard makes 31-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	22	18
1:52	Tyler Herro makes driving layup	22	20
1:31	Payton Pritchard makes driving layup (Drew Peterson assists)	24	20
1:20	Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	20
1:19	Celtics defensive team rebound	24	20
1:19	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Xavier Tillman	24	20
1:19	Alec Burks enters the game for Haywood Highsmith	24	20
1:09	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	20
1:06	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	24	20
1:04	Tyler Herro shooting foul	24	20
1:04	Drew Peterson misses free throw 1 of 2	24	20
1:04	Celtics offensive team rebound	24	20
1:04	Dru Smith enters the game for Tyler Herro	24	20
1:04	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Thomas Bryant	24	20
1:04	Drew Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
48.1	Dru Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pelle Larsson assists)	25	23
31.1	Jaylen Brown misses 10-foot two point shot	25	23
30.0	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	25	23
17.0	Dru Smith makes driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	25	25
2.2	Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot three pointer	28	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	25

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 3, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports BO, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott, Intae Hwang

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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