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Celtics 98, Heat 96

Jaylen Brown: 29 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, 11 of 25 from the field.

NBA wire ·

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Miami Heat2930152296
Boston Celtics1523362498

Who scored

Miami Heat. Andrew Wiggins scored 26 points on 10 of 16 shots, 5 of 7 from three and 1 of 2 at the line, with 6 rebounds, 2 steals in 38 minutes. Bam Adebayo scored 16 points on 5 of 13 shots, 2 of 6 from three and 4 of 6 at the line, with 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal in 35 minutes. Norman Powell scored 24 points on 9 of 15 shots, 3 of 7 from three and 3 of 3 at the line, with 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals in 35 minutes. Davion Mitchell scored 13 points on 5 of 11 shots, 2 of 6 from three and 1 of 2 at the line, with 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block in 30 minutes. Pelle Larsson scored 0 points, with 5 rebounds, 3 assists in 12 minutes. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 11 points on 4 of 9 shots, 1 of 3 from three and 2 of 3 at the line, with 7 rebounds, 7 assists in 31 minutes.

Boston Celtics. Sam Hauser scored 2 points on 1 of 7 shots, with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block in 35 minutes. Luka Garza scored 2 points on 1 of 1 shots, with 3 rebounds in 10 minutes. Neemias Queta scored 2 points on 1 of 2 shots, with 11 rebounds, 1 assist in 22 minutes. Derrick White scored 21 points on 6 of 20 shots, 4 of 12 from three and 5 of 5 at the line, with 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks in 41 minutes. Jaylen Brown scored 29 points on 11 of 25 shots, 1 of 7 from three and 6 of 10 at the line, with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block in 33 minutes. Nikola Vucevic scored 11 points on 4 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 at the line, with 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 28 minutes. Payton Pritchard scored 24 points on 8 of 15 shots, 4 of 6 from three and 4 of 4 at the line, with 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal in 36 minutes.

The team sheet

Miami Heat shot 35-84 (42), hit 13-40 from three (32), made 13-18 free throws, grabbed 42 rebounds, handed out 23 assists, committed 12 turnovers, scored 32 in the paint, added 17 fast-break points, led by as many as 22.

Boston Celtics shot 35-84 (42), hit 10-36 from three (28), made 18-23 free throws, grabbed 50 rebounds, handed out 17 assists, committed 16 turnovers, scored 42 in the paint, added 3 fast-break points, led by as many as 5.

The lead changed hands 5 times.