Miami Heat @ Boston Celtics
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • MIA leads series 2-1
58-24, 28-13 Away
81
58-24, 28-13 Away
56-26, 33-8 Home
97
56-26, 33-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Jermaine O'Neal blocks LeBron James's layup
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Jermaine O'Neal blocks Dwyane Wade's layup
- Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses layup
- Ray Allen makes driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot
- Chris Bosh makes 18-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- LeBron James blocks Jermaine O'Neal's layup
- Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes slam dunk
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mike Bibby misses jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 4-foot jumper
- Joel Anthony makes layup
- Mike Bibby misses jumper
- Joel Anthony makes layup
- Delonte West makes 12-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper
- James Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Delonte West assists)
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Joel Anthony makes dunk (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Mike Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mario Chalmers makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Delonte West makes 17-foot jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Mario Chalmers makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Bosh assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chris Bosh misses layup
- Joel Anthony makes tip shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses layup
- James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Chris Bosh blocks Jermaine O'Neal's layup
- Mario Chalmers makes three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Chris Bosh misses 5-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
- Joel Anthony makes 4-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- James Jones misses three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James blocks Delonte West's layup
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Jeff Green blocks Dwyane Wade's 3-foot jumper
- Delonte West makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
- James Jones misses three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Chris Bosh misses 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Dwyane Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Jermaine O'Neal makes 8-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Jermaine O'Neal blocks Chris Bosh's 5-foot jumper
- LeBron James blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot hook shot
- Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade blocks Ray Allen's jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joel Anthony makes 7-foot two point shot
- Delonte West misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Bosh misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Dwyane Wade misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 4-foot two point shot
- Mario Chalmers makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 4-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes tip shot
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mario Chalmers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 29-foot three point jumper
- James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green makes layup (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Joel Anthony misses jumper
- LeBron James misses jumper
- Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 3-foot two point shot
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo makes dunk
- LeBron James makes jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 25-foot three pointer
- Jeff Green makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- James Jones makes three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Joel Anthony blocks Glen Davis's layup
- James Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup (Ray Allen assists)
- LeBron James misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 5-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mario Chalmers makes two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Delonte West assists)
- Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade misses three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
- LeBron James makes layup
- Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mario Chalmers makes 5-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mario Chalmers misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jermaine O'Neal (Mike Bibby gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:21 | | Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Chris Bosh steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:42 | | Jermaine O'Neal blocks LeBron James's layup | 0 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Dwyane Wade offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 1 | 2 |
| 10:23 | | Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists) | 1 | 4 |
| 9:53 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 9-foot two point shot (Dwyane Wade assists) | 3 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Mike Bibby shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 3 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 9:37 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9:37 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 3 of 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9:19 | | LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 5 | 7 |
| 9:04 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Rajon Rondo's layup | 5 | 7 |
| 9:03 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 8:57 | | Jermaine O'Neal blocks Dwyane Wade's layup | 5 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 5 | 7 |
| 8:48 | | Paul Pierce makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists) | 5 | 10 |
| 8:26 | | Ray Allen personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul) | 5 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Dwyane Wade makes two point shot (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists) | 7 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 7 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 8:11 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 7:48 | | Chris Bosh bad pass | 7 | 12 |
| 7:35 | | Paul Pierce misses driving layup | 7 | 12 |
| 7:33 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 7 | 12 |
| 7:31 | | Paul Pierce makes layup | 7 | 14 |
| 7:13 | | LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper | 7 | 14 |
| 7:13 | | Miami offensive team rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 7:07 | | Mike Bibby misses layup | 7 | 14 |
| 7:07 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 7:01 | | Ray Allen makes driving layup | 7 | 16 |
| 6:52 | | Miami full timeout | 7 | 16 |
| 6:46 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass | 7 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Chris Bosh personal block (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 7 | 16 |
| 6:33 | | Joel Anthony enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 7 | 16 |
| 6:26 | | Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot | 7 | 18 |
| 6:01 | | Chris Bosh makes 18-foot jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) | 9 | 18 |
| 5:39 | | LeBron James blocks Jermaine O'Neal's layup | 9 | 18 |
| 5:39 | | Boston offensive team rebound | 9 | 18 |
| 5:35 | | Ray Allen misses 20-foot jumper | 9 | 18 |
| 5:35 | | Dwyane Wade defensive rebound | 9 | 18 |
| 5:22 | | Joel Anthony traveling | 9 | 18 |
| 5:18 | | Ray Allen bad pass | 9 | 18 |
| 4:58 | | LeBron James makes 17-foot two point shot | 11 | 18 |
| 4:35 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (LeBron James steals) | 11 | 18 |
| 4:30 | | Dwyane Wade makes slam dunk | 13 | 18 |
| 4:09 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 13 | 21 |
| 3:45 | | Mike Bibby misses jumper | 13 | 21 |
| 3:43 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 13 | 21 |
| 3:36 | | Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 13 | 23 |
| 3:15 | | Dwyane Wade misses 4-foot jumper | 13 | 23 |
| 3:15 | | Joel Anthony offensive rebound | 13 | 23 |
| 3:13 | | Joel Anthony makes layup | 15 | 23 |
| 2:58 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Joel Anthony steals) | 15 | 23 |
| 2:47 | | Mike Bibby misses jumper | 15 | 23 |
| 2:47 | | Joel Anthony offensive rebound | 15 | 23 |
| 2:46 | | Joel Anthony makes layup | 17 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | Boston full timeout | 17 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 17 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | Shaquille O'Neal enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal | 17 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | Delonte West enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 17 | 23 |
| 2:41 | | James Jones enters the game for Chris Bosh | 17 | 23 |
| 2:20 | | Delonte West makes 12-foot two point shot | 17 | 25 |
| 2:03 | | Mike Bibby bad pass (Shaquille O'Neal steals) | 17 | 25 |
| 1:53 | | Paul Pierce misses 21-foot jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 1:52 | | Joel Anthony defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 1:30 | | James Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) | 20 | 25 |
| 1:08 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Delonte West assists) | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | Mario Chalmers enters the game for Mike Bibby | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | Mike Miller enters the game for Dwyane Wade | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | Miami offensive team rebound | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | Jeff Green enters the game for Ray Allen | 20 | 27 |
| 51.8 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 27 |
| 27.8 | | shot clock turnover | 21 | 27 |
| 5.9 | | LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper | 21 | 27 |
| 4.6 | | Miami defensive team rebound | 21 | 27 |
| 4.6 | | Rajon Rondo enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal | 21 | 27 |
| 4.6 | | Ray Allen enters the game for Glen Davis | 21 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Rajon Rondo misses two point shot | 21 | 27 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive team rebound | 21 | 27 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 27 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 23 | 18 | .561 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 21 | 19 | .525 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 20 | 22 | .476 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 14 | 26 | .350 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Washington | 10 | 29 | .256 | 12 | L4 |
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 15 | .625 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 27 | .289 | 13 | L5 |
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