MIAMI – Jayson Tatum scored 33 factors, Kristaps Porzingis added 17 and the Boston Celtics rolled previous the Miami Heat 103-85 on Monday night time.
Al Horford scored 16 factors, Sam Hauser had 15 and Derrick White added 13 for the Celtics. Boston took 53 3-pointers within the sport and solely 32 2-pointers.
Bam Adebayo scored 22 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds for Miami, which was with out Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. — each sidelined by sickness.
Andrew Wiggins had 11 factors in his Heat debut. Miami shot 33.7% and has been held underneath 90 factors in every of its final 5 matchups with Boston.
Including playoffs, Boston has now received 5 straight conferences with Miami, every of them one-sided — 104-84, 102-88 and 118-84 within the final three video games of the 2024 first-round collection, 108-89 on Dec. 2 and now this 18-point win.
Takeaways
Celtics: Jaylen Brown missed the sport with swelling in his proper knee and Jrue Holiday was out with a proper shoulder problem. Asked earlier than the sport if he was involved about harm points, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned they’re not points. “They’re opportunities,” he mentioned.
Heat: Miami’s new faces acquired within the Jimmy Butler commerce — Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson — shot a mixed 5 for 25 from the sector, 2 for 13 from 3-point vary. Wiggins and Mitchell had been each within the beginning lineup for his or her Miami debuts.
Key second
Miami led 24-13, and Boston went on a 26-5 run over the following seven minutes. The Celtics saved management the remainder of the way in which.
Key stat
It was the 69th time in Heat historical past that they shot lower than 35% in a regular-season sport. They’re now 2-67 in such contests.
Up subsequent
Boston finishes its pre-All-Star schedule Wednesday at dwelling in opposition to San Antonio. Miami performs at Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Dallas on Thursday.
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