Miami Heat at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationDerrick White scores season-high 33, hits nine 3s as Celtics pull away from Heat 129-116
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.
Celtics: At Raptors on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 116 - 129 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 129 |
| 4th 0.7 | ![]() |
Myron Gardner personal take foul | 116 - 129 |
| 4th 8.5 | ![]() |
Kasparas Jakucionis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Vladislav Goldin assists) | 116 - 129 |
| 4th 15.7 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 113 - 129 |
Statistics
MIA |
BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-102 | FG | 44-82 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 19-49 | 3PT | 21-43 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 49 |
| 17-24 | FT | 20-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 14 | Lead Changes | 14 |
| 35 | Percent Led | 54 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 4 |
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Nov 4 |
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Nov 4 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
5 | 4 | .556 | - | W2 |
Washington |
4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
Charlotte |
3 | 5 | .375 | 1.5 | L4 |
Miami |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L1 |
Orlando |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L2 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.875 | 7 |
Boston |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
Toronto |
2.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
New York |
3.5 | 4 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
Brooklyn |
5.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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