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Derrick White scores season-high 33, hits nine 3s as Celtics pull away from Heat 129-116

By AP•Dec 20, 2025

Game Recap

Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

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.

Up next

Heat: At Knicks on Sunday.

Celtics: At Raptors on Saturday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

BOS leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

MIA at BOS

Sat, Dec 20

116 - 129

Final

BOS at MIA

Fri, Jan 16

119 - 114

Final

MIA at BOS

Sat, Feb 7

96 - 98

Final

BOS at MIA

Wed, Apr 1

147 - 129

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

MIA

BOS

40-102FG44-82

39Field Goal %54

19-493PT21-43

39Three Point %49

17-24FT20-24

17Offensive Rebounds6

30Defensive Rebounds40

27Assists25

6Steals8

1Blocks8

13Turnovers14

0Technical Fouls1

17Points Conceded Off Turnovers25

5Fast Break Points12

20Fouls19

8Largest Lead19

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	MIA
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	MIA
12:00	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	30	29
11:42	Derrick White misses driving layup	30	29
11:41	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	30	29
11:34	Bam Adebayo out of bounds bad pass turnover	30	29
11:22	Neemias Queta makes layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	32	29
11:05	Bam Adebayo misses 8-foot two point shot	32	29
11:04	Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound	32	29
10:51	Anfernee Simons makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	34	29
10:35	Myron Gardner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	34	32
10:24	Sam Hauser lost ball turnover (Myron Gardner steals)	34	32
10:15	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point shot	34	32
10:14	Heat offensive team rebound	34	32
10:14	Kasparas Jakucionis enters the game for Dru Smith	34	32
10:00	Bam Adebayo makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Simone Fontecchio assists)	34	34
9:43	Myron Gardner vs. Neemias Queta	34	34
9:37	Derrick White makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)	36	34
9:29	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	36	34
9:29	Kasparas Jakucionis makes free throw 1 of 2	36	35
9:29	Kasparas Jakucionis makes free throw 2 of 2	36	36
9:13	Kasparas Jakucionis personal foul	36	36
9:13	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Derrick White	36	36
9:13	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Sam Hauser	36	36
9:01	Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	36	36
8:58	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	36	36
8:47	Bam Adebayo misses 20-foot jumper	36	36
8:46	Heat offensive team rebound	36	36
8:46	Baylor Scheierman loose ball foul	36	36
8:41	Simone Fontecchio misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	36
8:40	Heat offensive team rebound	36	36
8:40	Anfernee Simons loose ball foul	36	36
8:40	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Anfernee Simons	36	36
8:29	Bam Adebayo makes 8-foot two point shot	36	38
8:05	Jordan Walsh makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	38	38
7:54	Simone Fontecchio makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	38	41
7:40	Jaylen Brown makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	40	41
7:33	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point shot	40	41
7:32	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	40	41
7:21	Jordan Walsh misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	41
7:20	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	40	41
7:15	Myron Gardner makes running layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	40	43
7:10	Celtics Full timeout	40	43
7:10	Josh Minott enters the game for Baylor Scheierman	40	43
7:10	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Neemias Queta	40	43
7:10	Norman Powell enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	40	43
6:48	Hugo Gonzalez out of bounds bad pass turnover	40	43
6:39	Bam Adebayo misses 3-foot two point shot	40	43
6:37	Myron Gardner offensive rebound	40	43
6:36	Kasparas Jakucionis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myron Gardner assists)	40	46
6:25	Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	46
6:22	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	40	46
6:08	Jordan Walsh blocks Bam Adebayo 's 2-foot driving layup	40	46
6:07	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	40	46
5:54	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	42	46
5:47	Simone Fontecchio makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	42	49
5:36	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	49
5:35	Norman Powell defensive rebound	42	49
5:25	Norman Powell misses driving layup	42	49
5:24	Josh Minott defensive rebound	42	49
5:18	Jordan Walsh misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	49
5:16	Myron Gardner defensive rebound	42	49
5:05	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	49
5:04	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	42	49
5:00	Myron Gardner shooting foul	42	49
5:00	Payton Pritchard misses free throw 1 of 2	42	49
5:00	Celtics offensive team rebound	42	49
5:00	Derrick White enters the game for Josh Minott	42	49
5:00	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	42	49
5:00	Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2	43	49
4:43	Norman Powell makes 4-foot layup (Simone Fontecchio assists)	43	51
4:35	Derrick White makes 28-foot three pointer (Payton Pritchard assists)	46	51
4:18	Kel'el Ware misses driving layup	46	51
4:17	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	46	51
4:17	Kel'el Ware makes tip shot	46	53
4:12	Myron Gardner personal foul	46	53
4:12	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Myron Gardner	46	53
3:55	Hugo Gonzalez misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	46	53
3:54	Jordan Walsh offensive rebound	46	53
3:53	Jordan Walsh lost ball turnover (Norman Powell steals)	46	53
3:48	Simone Fontecchio misses 23-foot running jump shot	46	53
3:46	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	46	53
3:42	Derrick White blocks Simone Fontecchio 's 5-foot layup	46	53
3:38	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	46	53
3:35	Hugo Gonzalez makes running layup (Derrick White assists)	48	53
3:35	Heat Full timeout	48	53
3:35	Dru Smith enters the game for Simone Fontecchio	48	53
3:24	Dru Smith bad pass turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	48	53
3:18	Dru Smith personal foul	48	53
3:06	Jaylen Brown misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	48	53
3:04	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	48	53
2:59	Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point shot	48	53
2:58	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	48	53
2:51	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	48	53
2:51	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	48	53
2:50	Hugo Gonzalez makes tip shot	50	53
2:35	Jordan Walsh blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup	50	53
2:34	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	50	53
2:28	Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Walsh assists)	53	53
2:26	Heat Full timeout	53	53
2:07	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	53
2:05	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	53	53
1:58	Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot	53	53
1:57	Norman Powell defensive rebound	53	53
1:47	Hugo Gonzalez blocks Dru Smith 's 23-foot three point jumper	53	53
1:45	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	53	53
1:37	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	53	53
1:37	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Dru Smith	53	53
1:37	Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	53	53
1:24	Simone Fontecchio misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	53
1:21	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	53	53
1:15	Norman Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	53	56
1:03	Kasparas Jakucionis shooting foul	53	56
1:03	Payton Pritchard makes free throw 1 of 2	54	56
1:03	Dru Smith enters the game for Kasparas Jakucionis	54	56
1:03	Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2	55	56
48.3	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses driving layup	55	56
47.3	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	55	56
47.3	Bam Adebayo makes tip shot	55	58
35.7	Derrick White makes 28-foot three pointer	58	58
30.2	Dru Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	58
28.7	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	58	58
11.2	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	58
10.2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	58	58
1.6	Dru Smith bad pass turnover (Payton Pritchard steals)	58	58
0.0	Hugo Gonzalez misses heave jump shot	58	58
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	58	58
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	58	58

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	MIA
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	58	58
12:00	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Simone Fontecchio	58	58
12:00	Kasparas Jakucionis enters the game for Dru Smith	58	58
11:46	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaylen Brown assists)	61	58
11:30	Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point jumper	61	58
11:27	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	61	58
11:23	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	61	58
11:21	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	61	58
11:18	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	61	58
11:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	61	59
11:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	61	60
10:54	Payton Pritchard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	61	60
10:51	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	61	60
10:44	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 7-foot fade away jump shot	61	62
10:22	Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	63	62
10:01	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Norman Powell assists)	63	64
9:43	Norman Powell shooting foul	63	64
9:43	(09:43) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	63	64
9:43	Neemias Queta misses free throw 1 of 2	63	64
9:43	Celtics offensive team rebound	63	64
9:43	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	64	64
9:34	Kel'el Ware makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	64	67
9:16	Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul	64	67
9:16	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	65	67
9:16	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	66	67
9:15	Kasparas Jakucionis traveling turnover	66	67
9:07	Derrick White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	69	67
8:49	Kasparas Jakucionis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kel'el Ware assists)	69	70
8:30	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	69	70
8:28	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	69	70
8:19	Norman Powell makes 10-foot two point shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	69	72
8:05	Kel'el Ware shooting foul	69	72
8:05	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	70	72
8:05	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	71	72
7:52	Derrick White personal foul	71	72
7:43	Bam Adebayo offensive goaltending turnover	71	72
7:30	Jaylen Brown traveling turnover	71	72
7:15	Kel'el Ware makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)	71	75
7:14	Celtics Full timeout	71	75
7:14	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	71	75
7:14	Dru Smith enters the game for Bam Adebayo	71	75
6:58	Neemias Queta back court turnover	71	75
6:51	Derrick White blocks Kasparas Jakucionis 's 4-foot driving layup	71	75
6:50	Celtics defensive team rebound	71	75
6:50	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Derrick White	71	75
6:50	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Jordan Walsh	71	75
6:39	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	73	75
6:21	Dru Smith makes 7-foot two point shot	73	77
6:14	Anfernee Simons misses 24-foot three point jumper	73	77
6:13	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	73	77
5:51	Kasparas Jakucionis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	73	80
5:41	Neemias Queta misses 8-foot floating jump shot	73	80
5:40	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	73	80
5:40	Neemias Queta makes tip shot	75	80
5:40	Kel'el Ware shooting foul	75	80
5:40	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 1	76	80
5:26	Kasparas Jakucionis misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	76	80
5:25	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	76	80
5:18	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot running jump shot	76	80
5:16	Celtics offensive team rebound	76	80
5:16	Celtics Full timeout	76	80
5:16	(05:16) [Celtics] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Celtics] retain their timeout	76	80
5:16	Sam Hauser enters the game for Neemias Queta	76	80
5:05	Jaylen Brown offensive charge	76	80
5:05	Jaylen Brown offensive foul turnover	76	80
4:54	Norman Powell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	80
4:52	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	76	80
4:42	Dru Smith personal foul	76	80
4:42	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	77	80
4:42	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	78	80
4:30	Dru Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	80
4:28	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	78	80
4:21	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	81	80
4:07	Hugo Gonzalez shooting foul	81	80
4:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	81	81
4:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2	81	82
3:50	Kel'el Ware blocks Hugo Gonzalez 's 3-foot layup	81	82
3:49	Norman Powell defensive rebound	81	82
3:45	Dru Smith misses running layup	81	82
3:44	Dru Smith offensive rebound	81	82
3:43	Hugo Gonzalez shooting foul	81	82
3:43	Dru Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	81	83
3:43	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Kasparas Jakucionis	81	83
3:43	Dru Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	81	84
3:25	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	83	84
3:17	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	84
3:15	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	83	84
3:00	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	83	84
2:58	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	83	84
2:54	Sam Hauser personal foul	83	84
2:54	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2	83	85
2:54	Derrick White enters the game for Payton Pritchard	83	85
2:54	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	83	85
2:54	Norman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2	83	85
2:54	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	83	85
2:39	Bam Adebayo personal foul	83	85
2:39	Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 2	84	85
2:39	Hugo Gonzalez misses free throw 2 of 2	84	85
2:39	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	84	85
2:29	Jaime Jaquez Jr. lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	84	85
2:25	Anfernee Simons makes running layup (Jaylen Brown assists)	86	85
2:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass turnover (Hugo Gonzalez steals)	86	85
2:05	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	86	85
2:04	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	86	85
1:57	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	86	85
1:57	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	86	86
1:57	Myron Gardner enters the game for Norman Powell	86	86
1:57	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	86	86
1:57	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	86	86
1:40	Myron Gardner shooting foul	86	86
1:40	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	86	86
1:40	Celtics offensive team rebound	86	86
1:40	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	87	86
1:23	Dru Smith misses driving floating jump shot	87	86
1:22	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	87	86
1:08	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	90	86
48.2	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	90	86
48.2	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2	90	86
48.2	Heat offensive team rebound	90	86
48.2	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	90	87
32.1	Derrick White bad pass turnover (Bam Adebayo steals)	90	87
13.8	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 11-foot two point shot (Dru Smith assists)	90	89
5.3	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	92	89
1.0	Dru Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper	92	89
1.0	Heat offensive team rebound	92	89
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	89

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	BOS	MIA
12:00	Neemias Queta enters the game for Jaylen Brown	92	89
11:43	Bam Adebayo makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	92	91
11:24	Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	95	91
11:10	Simone Fontecchio bad pass turnover (Hugo Gonzalez steals)	95	91
11:05	Sam Hauser makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)	98	91
11:03	Heat Full timeout	98	91
10:49	Simone Fontecchio misses two point shot	98	91
10:48	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	98	91
10:42	Anfernee Simons bad pass turnover (Dru Smith steals)	98	91
10:34	Simone Fontecchio makes 23-foot running jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	98	94
10:11	Derrick White makes 26-foot fade away jump shot	101	94
9:54	Simone Fontecchio misses 22-foot three point jumper	101	94
9:52	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	101	94
9:48	Dru Smith lost ball turnover (Neemias Queta steals)	101	94
9:40	Anfernee Simons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Hauser assists)	104	94
9:35	Heat Full timeout	104	94
9:35	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Simone Fontecchio	104	94
9:35	Norman Powell enters the game for Dru Smith	104	94
9:35	Kasparas Jakucionis enters the game for Myron Gardner	104	94
9:20	Bam Adebayo makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	104	96
9:00	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point shot	107	96
8:52	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	96
8:51	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	107	96
8:40	Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three pointer (Neemias Queta assists)	110	96
8:40	Heat Full timeout	110	96
8:21	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	110	96
8:18	Heat offensive team rebound	110	96
8:13	Norman Powell misses 6-foot two point shot	110	96
8:12	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	110	96
7:58	Anfernee Simons makes 5-foot two point shot	112	96
7:48	Bam Adebayo misses 26-foot three point jumper	112	96
7:47	Derrick White defensive rebound	112	96
7:40	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	96
7:39	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	112	96
7:28	Norman Powell out of bounds bad pass turnover	112	96
7:11	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	112	96
7:10	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	112	96
7:00	Kel'el Ware makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	112	99
6:37	Hugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	115	99
6:23	Kel'el Ware makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	115	102
5:58	Sam Hauser misses 28-foot three point jumper	115	102
5:57	Hugo Gonzalez offensive rebound	115	102
5:52	Bam Adebayo personal foul	115	102
5:52	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Neemias Queta	115	102
5:38	Jaylen Brown makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	118	102
5:25	Kel'el Ware misses 22-foot jumper	118	102
5:24	Derrick White defensive rebound	118	102
5:10	Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	118	102
5:08	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	118	102
4:56	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	118	104
4:31	Derrick White makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	120	104
4:17	Bam Adebayo makes driving layup	120	106
4:04	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	120	106
3:53	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	123	106
3:36	Norman Powell makes driving layup	123	108
3:27	Hugo Gonzalez misses 26-foot three point jumper	123	108
3:26	Norman Powell defensive rebound	123	108
3:17	Kasparas Jakucionis misses 24-foot three point jumper	123	108
3:15	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	123	108
3:11	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	123	108
3:09	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	123	108
3:03	Celtics Full timeout	123	108
3:03	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Kel'el Ware	123	108
3:02	Bam Adebayo away from play foul	123	108
3:02	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	124	108
2:46	Derrick White misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	124	108
2:43	Celtics offensive team rebound	124	108
2:43	Celtics Full timeout	124	108
2:43	(02:43) [Celtics] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Celtics] retain their timeout	124	108
2:43	Bam Adebayo loose ball foul	124	108
2:31	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	124	108
2:29	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	124	108
2:21	Bam Adebayo offensive foul	124	108
2:21	Bam Adebayo offensive foul turnover	124	108
2:03	Hugo Gonzalez offensive charge	124	108
2:03	Hugo Gonzalez offensive foul turnover	124	108
1:52	Simone Fontecchio misses 27-foot three point jumper	124	108
1:50	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	124	108
1:43	Jaylen Brown makes 3-foot two point shot	126	108
1:35	Norman Powell makes 5-foot two point shot	126	110
1:29	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three pointer	129	110
1:20	Norman Powell misses 29-foot three point jumper	129	110
1:18	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	129	110
56.4	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	129	110
54.7	Celtics offensive team rebound	129	110
54.7	Jordan Walsh enters the game for Jaylen Brown	129	110
54.7	Baylor Scheierman enters the game for Derrick White	129	110
54.7	Myron Gardner enters the game for Bam Adebayo	129	110
54.7	Keshad Johnson enters the game for Norman Powell	129	110
54.7	Vladislav Goldin enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	129	110
54.7	shot clock turnover	129	110
46.6	Myron Gardner misses 22-foot three point jumper	129	110
44.2	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	129	110
40.5	Keshad Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Simone Fontecchio assists)	129	113
15.7	shot clock turnover	129	113
8.5	Kasparas Jakucionis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vladislav Goldin assists)	129	116
0.7	Myron Gardner personal take foul	129	116
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	129	116
0.0	End of Game	129	116

Time, Location & Referees

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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
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

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