Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Player Stats and Box Score for March 14 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat game on Friday was filled with stakes as the two teams are approaching the end of their regular season. For the defending champions, they are looking to build momentum and reach peak form as one of the top seeds in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Meanwhile, the Heat — who were in ninth place in the East heading into Friday's matchup — are seeking to at least get into a more favorable position in the play-in scenario.

Heading into this game, the Celtics (47-19) were up 2-0 in the season series over their longtime Eastern Conference rivals. As such, the Heat (29-36) were out to avenge their previous two losses as well as inch closer to a .500 win-loss record.

The Celtics, however, made sure that the Heat would remain winless against them by pulling out a 103-91 victory. Jayson Tatum led the way with 28 points, four rebounds, and five assists while Jrue Holiday poured in 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting. In the absence of Jaylen Brown, who is dealing with knee issues, Derrick White added 18 points and Payton Pritchard chipped in 11 off the bench.

On the side of the Heat, Andrew Wiggins (23 points, four rebounds), Tyler Herro (19 points, 3-for-8 from deep), and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (13 points, 50% FG) carried the scoring load. In this tightly contested game, Boston edged out Miami in the rebounding battle (41-38) while committing less turnovers (14-17).

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Player Stats and Box Score

Celtics

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum	28	4	5	1	0	5	2	36:53	8-21	5-12	7-7	+10
Al Horford	9	9	5	0	1	1	1	31:38	3-7	1-4	2-2	+15
Luke Kornet	4	4	1	1	0	0	3	21:36	2-3	0-1	0-0	+10
Derrick White	18	5	4	2	0	2	0	36:39	7-18	3-11	1-2	+12
Jrue Holiday	25	4	3	1	2	1	2	35:18	10-15	5-8	0-0	+12
Payton Pritchard	11	3	0	3	0	2	2	27:09	4-12	3-9	0-0	0
Sam Hauser	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	21:06	2-4	2-4	0-0	-2
Jordan Walsh	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7:07	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
Neemias Queta	2	8	0	0	1	3	4	22:33	0-2	0-0	2-2	+9

Heat

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Andrew Wiggins	23	4	3	4	0	4	2	37:08	9-21	3-8	2-4	-11
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	13	5	3	0	0	0	0	30:51	5-10	2-3	1-3	-8
Bam Adebayo	9	9	2	0	1	2	2	32:37	3-7	0-1	3-3	-13
Tyler Herro	19	5	6	2	2	4	1	37:45	7-15	3-8	2-2	-6
Duncan Robinson	6	3	0	1	0	2	3	26:13	2-6	2-6	0-0	-18
Davion Mitchell	12	9	4	1	0	3	3	35:21	4-8	3-5	1-3	-4
Kel'el Warre	7	3	0	1	1	0	0	15:23	3-4	0-1	1-2	+1
Haywood Highsmith	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8:59	0-2	0-1	0-0	+3
Pelle Larsson	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:41	1-2	0-1	0-0	-4

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Game Summary

The Celtics started the game by taking a 12-4 lead off three-point conversions from Holiday, Tatum, and Al Horford. Boston closed out the first quarter 30-23, but the Heat would bounce back on the defensive end by holding the visiting team to 20 points in the second quarter.

Off the halftime break, Wiggins, Herro, and Jaquez Jr. stayed in step with the Celtics' scorers. In the final 12 minutes of the game, Boston's defense picked up the intensity as the defending champions held the Heat to just 14 points en route to the 12-point victory.