Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat
11-13, 5-8 Away
100
11-13, 5-8 Away
20-7, 11-3 Home
108
20-7, 11-3 Home
Shot Chart
- Michael Doleac made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Damon Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Doleac made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones.
- Eddie Jones made three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade missed 9 ft two point shot.
- Eddie Jones made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade made driving layup.
- Eddie Jones made dunk. Assisted by Udonis Haslem.
- Dwyane Wade made two point shot.
- Eddie Jones made 6 ft two point shot.
- Damon Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade missed two point shot.
- Udonis Haslem missed 20 ft jumper.
- Michael Doleac made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
- Damon Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dwyane Wade made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones.
- Udonis Haslem missed layup.
- Udonis Haslem missed tip shot.
- Keyon Dooling missed 15 ft jumper.
- Rasual Butler made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Keyon Dooling missed jumper.
- Keyon Dooling made driving dunk.
- Rasual Butler missed 21 ft jumper.
- Rasual Butler's two point shot blocked by Walter McCarty.
- Christian Laettner made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Rasual Butler.
- Rasual Butler missed 21 ft jumper.
- Keyon Dooling made driving dunk.
- Eddie Jones missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Shandon Anderson made layup.
- Shandon Anderson missed 16 ft jumper.
- Eddie Jones made driving layup.
- Shandon Anderson missed two point shot.
- Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
- Dwyane Wade made two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones.
- Dwyane Wade made 19 ft jumper.
- Udonis Haslem missed driving layup.
- Dwyane Wade's 7 ft jumper blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
- Dwyane Wade missed 5 ft hook shot.
- Udonis Haslem missed tip shot.
- Udonis Haslem made layup.
- Damon Jones's 26 ft three point jumper blocked by Gary Payton.
- Udonis Haslem made layup.
- Udonis Haslem made dunk. Assisted by Keyon Dooling.
- Dwyane Wade made 9 ft running jumper.
- Keyon Dooling missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Michael Doleac missed jumper.
- Dwyane Wade made driving dunk.
- Dwyane Wade made two point shot.
- Eddie Jones missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Udonis Haslem made two point shot. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
- Eddie Jones made 9 ft two point shot.
- Michael Doleac missed 17 ft jumper.
- Dwyane Wade made driving layup.
- Michael Doleac missed jumper.
- Damon Jones made 26 ft three point jumper.
- Damon Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade missed 21 ft jumper.
- Christian Laettner made layup. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Udonis Haslem made jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
- Udonis Haslem missed jumper.
- Christian Laettner made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Christian Laettner missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Dwyane Wade made 19 ft two point shot.
- Shandon Anderson missed 8 ft two point shot.
- Christian Laettner made 13 ft two point shot.
- Christian Laettner missed 19 ft jumper.
- Rasual Butler missed 8 ft two point shot.
- Udonis Haslem's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
- Rasual Butler made two point shot. Assisted by Michael Doleac.
- Udonis Haslem missed 16 ft jumper.
- Keyon Dooling missed 21 ft jumper.
- Udonis Haslem made dunk. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Michael Doleac made layup. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
- Dwyane Wade missed 6 ft hook shot.
- Udonis Haslem made layup.
- Dwyane Wade made 18 ft jumper.
- Damon Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones.
- Michael Doleac's 13 ft jumper blocked by Walter McCarty.
- Udonis Haslem missed layup.
- Eddie Jones missed 18 ft jumper.
- Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed 16 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 9 ft running jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 15 ft two point shot.
- Mark Blount made jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Gary Payton made two point shot.
- Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Jiri Welsch missed three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup.
- Raef LaFrentz missed layup.
- Paul Pierce made two point shot.
- Jiri Welsch missed 10 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made driving layup.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Paul Pierce missed 19 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Al Jefferson made two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 17 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed driving layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Marcus Banks missed 17 ft jumper.
- Tony Allen's 9 ft jumper blocked by Dwyane Wade.
- Al Jefferson made 10 ft hook shot.
- Al Jefferson missed 8 ft hook shot.
- Ricky Davis made 5 ft two point shot.
- Ricky Davis missed jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 21 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed driving layup.
- Al Jefferson made two point shot.
- Al Jefferson missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Walter McCarty made 6 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 22 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis missed 18 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
- Gary Payton's layup blocked by Eddie Jones.
- Ricky Davis made 20 ft jumper.
- Jiri Welsch made driving layup.
- Gary Payton made driving layup.
- Gary Payton made 12 ft jumper.
- Ricky Davis made 19 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Gary Payton made driving layup.
- Raef LaFrentz made dunk. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
- Mark Blount made 9 ft hook shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
- Paul Pierce missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Mark Blount missed hook shot.
- Raef LaFrentz missed tip shot.
- Mark Blount missed 4 ft hook shot.
- Ricky Davis made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Tony Allen missed 20 ft jumper.
- Gary Payton made two point shot. Assisted by Al Jefferson.
- Paul Pierce missed 7 ft jumper.
- Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Dwyane Wade.
- Al Jefferson made layup.
- Paul Pierce missed two point shot.
- Gary Payton missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Raef LaFrentz missed 5 ft hook shot.
- Al Jefferson made tip shot.
- Walter McCarty made layup. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
- Mark Blount missed 11 ft jumper.
- Marcus Banks missed 21 ft jumper.
- Al Jefferson made slam dunk.
- Paul Pierce missed 18 ft two point shot.
- Al Jefferson missed 14 ft jumper.
- Mark Blount made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tony Allen.
- Tony Allen made 4 ft two point shot.
- Tony Allen made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce made driving layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft three point jumper.
- Jiri Welsch missed 28 ft three point jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tony Allen missed tip shot.
- Marcus Banks missed three point jumper.
CELTICS
HEAT
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Mark Blount vs. Michael Doleac. Gary Payton gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:44 | | Paul Pierce missed 16 ft jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Michael Doleac defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Michael Doleac made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:10 | | Gary Payton missed 9 ft running jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:02 | | Damon Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Jiri Welsch defensive rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 10:51 | | Paul Pierce made 15 ft two point shot. | 2 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Michael Doleac made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Eddie Jones. | 2 | 4 |
| 10:17 | | Michael Doleac Illegal Defense Foul. Doleac's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 1st Team Foul. | 2 | 4 |
| 10:17 | | Paul Pierce made Technical Free Throw. | 3 | 4 |
| 10:04 | | Mark Blount made jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch. | 5 | 4 |
| 9:47 | | Dwyane Wade Bad Pass | 5 | 4 |
| 9:40 | | Gary Payton made two point shot. | 7 | 4 |
| 9:22 | | Eddie Jones made three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade. | 7 | 7 |
| 9:10 | | Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 9 | 7 |
| 8:49 | | Dwyane Wade missed 9 ft two point shot. | 9 | 7 |
| 8:48 | | Udonis Haslem offensive rebound. | 9 | 7 |
| 8:48 | | Mark Blount Shooting Foul. Blount's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 1st Team Foul. | 9 | 7 |
| 8:48 | | Udonis Haslem made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 8 |
| 8:48 | | Udonis Haslem made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 9 |
| 8:37 | | Jiri Welsch missed three point jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 8:32 | | Raef LaFrentz made layup. | 11 | 9 |
| 8:22 | | Paul Pierce Personal Foul. Pierce's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 2nd Team Foul. | 11 | 9 |
| 8:15 | | Eddie Jones made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade. | 11 | 12 |
| 8:03 | | Dwyane Wade Shooting Foul. Wade's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 2nd Team Foul. | 11 | 12 |
| 8:03 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 3. | 12 | 12 |
| 8:03 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 3. | 13 | 12 |
| 8:03 | | Paul Pierce made Free Throw 3 of 3. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:48 | | Dwyane Wade made driving layup. | 14 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Raef LaFrentz missed layup. | 14 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Eddie Jones Shooting Foul. Jones's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 3rd Team Foul. | 14 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Raef LaFrentz missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 14 | 14 |
| 7:41 | | Raef LaFrentz made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 14 |
| 7:22 | | Michael Doleac Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce. | 15 | 14 |
| 7:16 | | Paul Pierce made two point shot. | 17 | 14 |
| 7:09 | | Miami Full Timeout. | 17 | 14 |
| 6:56 | | Eddie Jones made dunk. Assisted by Udonis Haslem. | 17 | 16 |
| 6:45 | | Mark Blount Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie Jones. | 17 | 16 |
| 6:39 | | Dwyane Wade made two point shot. | 17 | 18 |
| 6:26 | | Jiri Welsch missed 10 ft jumper. | 17 | 18 |
| 6:24 | | Michael Doleac defensive rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 6:13 | | Eddie Jones made 6 ft two point shot. | 17 | 20 |
| 6:01 | | Gary Payton made driving layup. | 19 | 20 |
| 5:41 | | Damon Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade. | 19 | 23 |
| 5:20 | | Mark Blount 3 second | 19 | 23 |
| 5:05 | | Dwyane Wade missed two point shot. | 19 | 23 |
| 5:03 | | Mark Blount defensive rebound. | 19 | 23 |
| 4:52 | | Gary Payton missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 19 | 23 |
| 4:50 | | Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound. | 19 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Raef LaFrentz made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:26 | | Udonis Haslem missed 20 ft jumper. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:22 | | Udonis Haslem offensive rebound. | 22 | 23 |
| 4:15 | | Michael Doleac made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones. | 22 | 25 |
| 4:01 | | Paul Pierce made layup. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz. | 24 | 25 |
| 3:42 | | Damon Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 24 | 25 |
| 3:40 | | Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound. | 24 | 25 |
| 3:29 | | Paul Pierce missed 19 ft jumper. | 24 | 25 |
| 3:27 | | Damon Jones defensive rebound. | 24 | 25 |
| 3:23 | | Dwyane Wade made 18 ft two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones. | 24 | 27 |
| 3:03 | | Paul Pierce made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Mark Blount Personal Foul. Blount's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 3rd Team Foul. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Al Jefferson enters the game for Jiri Welsch. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Ricky Davis enters the game for Mark Blount. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Christian Laettner enters the game for Michael Doleac. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:43 | | Keyon Dooling enters the game for Damon Jones. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:31 | | Udonis Haslem missed layup. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:29 | | Udonis Haslem offensive rebound. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:29 | | Udonis Haslem missed tip shot. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:27 | | Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound. | 27 | 27 |
| 2:21 | | Al Jefferson made two point shot. Assisted by Paul Pierce. | 29 | 27 |
| 2:01 | | Paul Pierce Shooting Foul. Pierce's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 4th Team Foul. | 29 | 27 |
| 2:01 | | Marcus Banks enters the game for Gary Payton. | 29 | 27 |
| 2:01 | | Eddie Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 29 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce. | 29 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Dwyane Wade enters the game for Michael Doleac. | 29 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Eddie Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:47 | | Raef LaFrentz missed 17 ft jumper. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:45 | | Christian Laettner defensive rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:23 | | Keyon Dooling missed 15 ft jumper. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:23 | | Marcus Banks defensive rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:23 | | Christian Laettner Personal Foul. Laettner's 2nd Personal Foul, Miami's 4th Team Foul. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:19 | | Rasual Butler enters the game for Eddie Jones. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:15 | | Ricky Davis missed driving layup. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:13 | | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:07 | | Keyon Dooling Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Allen. | 29 | 29 |
| 1:02 | | Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis. | 31 | 29 |
| 41.0 | | Tony Allen Shooting Foul. Allen's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 5th Team Foul. | 31 | 29 |
| 41.0 | | Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 31 | 30 |
| 41.0 | | Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 31 | 31 |
| 27.8 | | Keyon Dooling Personal Foul. Dooling's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 5th Team Foul. | 31 | 31 |
| 27.8 | | Marcus Banks made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 32 | 31 |
| 27.8 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Raef LaFrentz. | 32 | 31 |
| 27.8 | | Shandon Anderson enters the game for Udonis Haslem. | 32 | 31 |
| 27.8 | | Marcus Banks made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 33 | 31 |
| 6.2 | | Rasual Butler made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade. | 33 | 33 |
| 0.9 | | Marcus Banks missed 17 ft jumper. | 33 | 33 |
| 0.2 | | Boston offensive rebound. | 33 | 33 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 33 | 33 | |
Regular Season Series
MIA leads 2-0
Game Information
Kaseya Center
12:30 AM, 22 December 2004
Miami, FL
Attendance: 20,146
- Referees:
- Bob Delaney
- Phil Robinson
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | W2 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 18 | .455 | 3.5 | L6 |
| Charlotte | 11 | 20 | .355 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Washington | 6 | 23 | .207 | 10.5 | W1 |
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