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4-6 overall · 3-3 on the road
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8-2 overall · 5-0 at home
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CelticsOffense
HeatDefense

The Celtics rank 6th in the NBA in three-point % (37.6%), and the Heat rank 28th in three-point % allowed (39.4%). Strength meets weakness: an edge for the offense.

League average is 34.7%, so the Celtics are 2.9 points above it. Jayson Tatum leads them with 27.1 points a game on 57.3% true shooting.

Giannis AntetokounmpoTop scorer · MIA
Jayson TatumTop scorer · BOS
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Season before this game (MIA 10 games, BOS 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

MIABOS
Scoring
115.812th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
115.014th · Average
121.127th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
104.34th · Top 5
-5.322nd · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+10.72nd · Top 5
Efficiency
109.619th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
115.95th · Top 5
115.426th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
106.26th · Above avg
-5.823rd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+9.83rd · Top 5
105.33rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
98.728th
Shooting
54.3%11th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%13th · Average
57.3%15th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
58.1%9th · Above avg
13.515th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.62nd · Top 5
34.0%20th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.6%6th · Above avg
0.2818th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
58.0%29th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.0%5th · Top 5
8.216th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
8.515th · Average
5.211th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.520th · Average
Possessions
14.2%12th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.4%14th · Average
22.9%27th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
31.8%3rd · Top 5
42.123rd · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
45.011th · Average
29.22nd · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.27th · Above avg

Recent form

Miami Heat
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Last 5: average margin -2.8 (season -5.3). Streak W1.

Boston Celtics
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Last 5: average margin +12.2 (season +10.7). Streak W3.

Key players

Miami Heat
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF 27.512.85.360.1
Bam AdebayoC-F 18.58.43.259.7
Davion MitchellG 16.21.78.560.8
Klay ThompsonG 14.71.61.963.8
Boston Celtics
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jayson TatumF 27.16.07.857.3
Paul GeorgeF 20.45.24.160.0
Derrick WhiteG 12.93.35.356.1
Payton PritchardG 12.83.33.856.3

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Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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