Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics player stats and box score (April 2) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 124-103 on Wednesday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tyler Herro led Miami with 25 points, six rebounds and nine assists. He shot 7-for-18 (2-for-6 from the 3-point line). Bam Adebayo had 21 points, five rebounds and six assists on 9-for-15 shooting, including 2-for-3 on 3-pointers. Kyle Anderson scored 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench.

Pelle Larsson finished with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Davion Mitchell had 13 points and seven assists off the bench. Alec Burks and Haywood Highsmith added 10 points apiece.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists. He shot 10-for-20, including 2-for-6 from the 3-point line. Jayson Tatum had 16 points and seven assists on 4-for-17 shooting. Derrick White finished with 16 points, six assists and four rebounds (5-for-11 shooting).

Luke Kornet added 14 points and six rebounds on 7-for-9 shooting, while Payton Pritchard contributed 10 points (4-for-9 shooting) off the bench.

Miami improved to 35-41, extending its winning streak to six games. They hold the No. 9 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Heat have a one-game lead over the 10th-seeded Chicago Bulls (34-42) and are one and a half games behind the No. 7 Atlanta Hawks (36-39), who are just percentage points behind the Orlando Magic (37-40).

Boston's nine-game winning run was halted. With six games remaining, they (56-20) have already secured at least a top-two finish in the East. The Celtics are five games behind first-placed Cleveland Cavaliers (61-15), which won against the third-seeded New York Knicks (48-28) on Wednesday.

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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics player stats and box score

Miami Heat player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Pelle Larson	16	4	4	1	0	1	4-9	2-3	6-7	13
Bam Adebayo	21	5	6	0	0	0	9-15	2-3	1-1	13
Kel'el Ware	7	5	0	1	1	0	2-5	0-0	3-4	7
Alec Burks	10	2	0	0	0	0	4-5	1-2	1-1	-10
Tyler Herro	25	6	9	2	0	0	7-18	2-6	9-10	19
Haywood Highsmith	10	4	0	0	1	0	4-8	2-6	0-0	13
Davion Mitchell	13	4	7	3	0	1	5-10	3-6	0-0	21
Kyle Anderson	19	1	1	1	0	1	7-11	1-2	4-4	17
Isaiah Stevens	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	3
Josh Christopher	3	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
Keshad Johnson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
Terry Rozier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boston Celtics player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Sam Hauser	6	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	-12
Jayson Tatum	16	3	7	1	0	2	4-17	2-9	6-7	-11
Luke Kornet	14	6	2	0	0	0	7-9	0-0	0-0	9
Jaylen Brown	24	9	4	0	0	3	10-20	2-6	2-3	-1
Derrick White	16	4	6	1	2	4	5-11	2-7	4-5	-13
Payton Pritchard	10	4	2	0	1	1	4-9	2-6	0-0	-7
Torrey Craig	2	3	0	0	1	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	-23
Baylor Scheierman	3	3	0	1	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-8
Neemias Queta	7	7	2	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	1-1	-15
Drew Peterson	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-6
JD Davison	2	1	1	0	1	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Jordan Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
Xavier Tillman	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics game summary

At the end of the first quarter, the Miami Heat had a 29-22 lead over the Boston Celtics. Luke Kornet scored 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting for the Celtics, while Tyler Herro had eight points (3-for-4 shooting) for the Heat.

Miami outscored Boston 30-23 in the second quarter and had a 14-point lead heading to the break, 59-45. Herro had 15 points and four assists on 5-for-10 shooting, while Haywood Highsmith added 10 points (4-for-6) and four rebounds off the bench.

In addition to Kornet's 10 points, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard each scored eight points for the Celtics in the first half.

The Heat extended their lead to 22 in the third quarter. They took a 91-81 lead heading into the final frame. Miami maintained its lead in the fourth and held on for its 35th victory this season.