BOSTON -- — Derrick White scored a season-high 33 points and tied a career-high with nine 3-pointers to help the Boston Celtics pull away in the second half for a 129-116 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.

Jaylen Brown added 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Celtics snap a two-game losing skid. Anfernee Simons finished with 14 points.

The Celtics took control in the fourth quarter, using a 20-7 run to open a 112-96 lead. It grew to 19 points. Boston connected on 21 3-pointers on the night.

Kel’el Ware had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Miami, which has lost six of its last seven. Norman Powell added 18 points. Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Heat had 102 field goal attempts and connected on 19 3s but shot just 39% from the field overall.

Miami dropped to 5-9 on the road this season.

Rookie Kasparas Jakucionis added 17 and had five 3-pointers in his first career start.

Miami had only 10 players available with Tyler Herro out for the fifth time in six games with a toe injury, and Andrew Wiggins (lower back pain), Nikola Jovic (elbow), Davion Mitchell (sprained left ankle) and Pelle Larsson (sprained left ankle) all sidelined as well.

The game was tied 58-58 at halftime, with White leading all scorers with 19 points.

The Heat stayed in the game thanks to 11 offensive rebounds in the half, which led to 17 second-chance points. But they had only seven second-chance points in the second half.

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Heat: At Knicks on Sunday.

Celtics: At Raptors on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kel'el Ware vs. Neemias Queta (Jaime Jaquez Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Norman Powell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:47	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	0	0
11:39	Bam Adebayo misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	0	0
11:38	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Kel'el Ware misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Derrick White defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Norman Powell shooting foul	0	0
11:26	Jordan Walsh makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:26	Jordan Walsh makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:15	Kel'el Ware makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	2	3
10:56	Neemias Queta misses alley oop layup	2	3
10:54	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	2	3
10:46	Kasparas Jakucionis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kel'el Ware assists)	2	6
10:29	Neemias Queta makes 3-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	4	6
10:15	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	6
10:14	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	4	6
9:58	Neemias Queta makes 6-foot two point shot	6	6
9:43	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:42	Heat offensive team rebound	6	6
9:42	Payton Pritchard loose ball foul	6	6
9:36	Kasparas Jakucionis misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	6
9:35	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	6	6
9:20	Jordan Walsh makes 2-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	8	6
9:17	Neemias Queta blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup	8	6
9:16	Heat offensive team rebound	8	6
9:15	Kasparas Jakucionis misses layup	8	6
9:14	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	8	6
9:13	Derrick White blocks Kasparas Jakucionis's two point shot	8	6
9:12	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	8	6
9:10	Kel'el Ware misses driving layup	8	6
9:08	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	8	6
9:08	Kel'el Ware makes tip in dunk	8	8
8:57	Derrick White makes 25-foot three pointer	11	8
8:44	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	11	8
8:44	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	11	8
8:31	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	8
8:30	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	11	8
8:23	Payton Pritchard makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Neemias Queta assists)	14	8
8:12	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	14	8
8:12	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
8:12	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
7:56	Norman Powell shooting foul	14	10
7:56	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	15	10
7:56	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
7:46	Norman Powell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	10
7:43	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	16	10
7:41	Derrick White blocks Kasparas Jakucionis 's 26-foot three point jumper	16	10
7:37	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	10
7:30	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	10
7:15	Norman Powell misses driving floating jump shot	16	10
7:13	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	16	10
7:03	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	10
7:00	Payton Pritchard offensive rebound	16	10
6:52	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	10
6:51	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	16	10
6:43	Neemias Queta shooting foul	16	10
6:43	Celtics Full timeout	16	10
6:43	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Derrick White	16	10
6:43	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	16	10
6:43	Dru Smith enters the game for Bam Adebayo	16	10
6:43	Kel'el Ware makes free throw 1 of 2	16	11
6:43	Kel'el Ware makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
6:22	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	12
6:20	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	16	12
6:11	Norman Powell makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	16	14
6:11	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	16	14
6:11	Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 1	16	14
6:09	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	14
5:56	Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:55	Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound	16	14
5:48	Simone Fontecchio misses two point shot	16	14
5:45	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	16	14
5:28	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Dru Smith steals)	16	14
5:23	Dru Smith misses running layup	16	14
5:22	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	16	14
5:11	Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul	16	14
5:11	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	17	14
5:11	Josh Minott enters the game for Jordan Walsh	17	14
5:11	Sam Hauser enters the game for Neemias Queta	17	14
5:11	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
4:59	Norman Powell makes driving layup (Dru Smith assists)	18	16
4:50	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
4:49	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	18	16
4:40	Norman Powell misses two point shot	18	16
4:38	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	18	16
4:30	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	21	16
4:18	Kel'el Ware makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	21	19
3:49	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	21	19
3:48	Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound	21	19
3:40	Dru Smith makes driving layup	21	21
3:27	Sam Hauser offensive foul	21	21
3:27	Sam Hauser offensive foul turnover	21	21
3:27	Derrick White enters the game for Payton Pritchard	21	21
3:27	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Kel'el Ware	21	21
3:27	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Norman Powell	21	21
3:27	Myron Gardner enters the game for Kasparas Jakucionis	21	21
3:27	Jaylen Brown technical foul	21	21
3:27	Dru Smith makes technical free throw	21	22
3:27	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Jaylen Brown	21	22
3:21	Simone Fontecchio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	21	25
3:00	Anfernee Simons misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	21	25
2:59	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	21	25
2:49	Simone Fontecchio misses driving layup	21	25
2:48	Derrick White defensive rebound	21	25
2:31	Josh Minott lost ball turnover (Dru Smith steals)	21	25
2:25	Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass turnover (Josh Minott steals)	21	25
2:19	Josh Minott makes running layup	23	25
2:03	Myron Gardner misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	25
2:02	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	23	25
1:50	Derrick White makes 26-foot three pointer (Sam Hauser assists)	26	25
1:36	Bam Adebayo misses 11-foot two point shot	26	25
1:34	Derrick White defensive rebound	26	25
1:27	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	26	25
1:25	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	26	25
1:23	Jaime Jaquez Jr. lost ball turnover (Josh Minott steals)	26	25
1:19	Hugo Gonzalez makes 4-foot dunk (Derrick White assists)	28	25
1:02	Josh Minott shooting foul	28	25
1:02	Heat Full timeout	28	25
1:02	Dru Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	28	25
1:02	Heat offensive team rebound	28	25
1:02	Dru Smith misses free throw 2 of 2	28	25
1:02	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	28	25
41.1	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	25
38.9	Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound	28	25
30.9	Dru Smith misses running layup	28	25
29.9	Heat offensive team rebound	28	25
29.9	Josh Minott loose ball foul	28	25
29.9	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2	28	25
29.9	Heat offensive team rebound	28	25
29.9	Neemias Queta enters the game for Josh Minott	28	25
29.9	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	28	26
10.7	Anfernee Simons makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)	30	26
0.7	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Simone Fontecchio assists)	30	29
0.0	Anfernee Simons misses heave jump shot	30	29
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	30	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	29

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Venue

TD Garden

Boston, MA

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 20, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN Sun, NBC Sports BO, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,156

Referees

Zach Zarba, Jacyn Goble, Biniam Maru

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	27	24	.529	W2
Miami	28	26	.519	W1
Atlanta	26	28	.481	L1
Charlotte	25	28	.472	W9
Washington	14	38	.269	L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
New York	34	19	.642	W1
Boston	34	19	.642	L1
Toronto	32	22	.593	W2
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

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