Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 3 • MIA leads series 2-1
46-20, 18-15 Away
91
46-20, 18-15 Away
39-27, 24-9 Home
101
39-27, 24-9 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
49% (38-77)
Field Goal %
50% (38-76)
29% (5-17)
Three Point %
29% (5-17)
50% (10-20)
Free Throw %
77% (20-26)
22
Turnovers
24
42
Rebounds
51
6
Largest Lead
24
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Rodney Mott
Game Flow
--MIA
--BOS
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses 1-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ronny Turiaf makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mario Chalmers makes driving dunk
- Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot two point shot
- Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ronny Turiaf makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Mario Chalmers makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 22-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 2-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes layup
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
- LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2
- Greg Stiemsma misses free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Stiemsma makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes 12-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Joel Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joel Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 1-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper
- Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Marquis Daniels makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Keyon Dooling makes layup
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot two point shot
- Udonis Haslem misses 17-foot jumper
- Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses 6-foot jumper
- Keyon Dooling misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Marquis Daniels assists)
- Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 11-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Dwyane Wade misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- James Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses layup
- Marquis Daniels makes layup
- Marquis Daniels misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
- Keyon Dooling makes 1-foot two point shot (Brandon Bass assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 9-foot two point shot
- Mike Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes layup
- Joel Anthony makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses tip shot
- Mario Chalmers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mario Chalmers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dwyane Wade misses 15-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes 10-foot running jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
- Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mario Chalmers misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 1-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 5-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- LeBron James makes 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses layup
- Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 1 of 1
- Udonis Haslem makes 11-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 4-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 8-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
- Marquis Daniels makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes 24-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 16-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes layup
- Paul Pierce misses 15-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
- Udonis Haslem makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 1-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper
- Mickael Pietrus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mickael Pietrus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Miller makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Miller misses 22-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Ray Allen makes slam dunk
- Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 18-foot jumper
- Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Dwyane Wade makes 11-foot two point shot
- Mario Chalmers makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
- Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mike Miller misses technical free throw
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 13-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 1
- Dwyane Wade misses 16-foot two point shot
- Mario Chalmers makes 2-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
- Mario Chalmers makes 8-foot running jumper
- Mario Chalmers makes free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Pierce misses 16-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 4-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- James Jones makes 21-foot jumper (Norris Cole assists)
- Marquis Daniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 27 | 24 | .529 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 28 | 26 | .519 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 26 | 28 | .481 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 25 | 28 | .472 | 3 | W9 |
| Washington | 14 | 38 | .269 | 13.5 | L2 |
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | L1 |
| Toronto | 32 | 22 | .593 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 22 | .577 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 14 | 37 | .275 | 19 | W1 |
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