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Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics

NBA
Heat
16-15
90-89
Final
Celtics
26-8
TD Garden
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

MIA leadsBiggest lead MIA 12, BOS 12
Q1Q2Q3Q4
BOS leads
Team1234T
MIA1521262890
BOS2420153089

Who won: Heat 90-89

The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 90-89 on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at TD Garden. The Heat win the series 2-1. The Heat outscored the Celtics 26-15 in the 3rd quarter. Kelly Olynyk led the Heat in points (32). Kyrie Irving led the Celtics in points (33).

Player of the game

Kelly Olynyk

MIA · 32 PTS, 7 REB

8.7

Win probability

100%MIA final
MIABOS

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 0.0BOS

    Offensive rebound

    Celtics offensive team rebound

  4. Q4 0.0Kyrie Irving

    Misses 20-foot pullup jump shot

    Kyrie Irving misses 20-foot pullup jump shot

    K. Irving · 33 PTS

  5. Q4 6.0BOS

    Full timeout

    Celtics Full timeout

  6. Q4 6.0Jayson Tatum

    Defensive rebound

    Jayson Tatum defensive rebound

  7. Q4 7.0Josh Richardson

    Misses 10-foot two point shot

    Josh Richardson misses 10-foot two point shot

    J. Richardson · 19 PTS

  8. Q4 27.0Kyrie Irving
    +2

    Bucket, 2 ft

    Kyrie Irving makes 2-foot two point shot

    K. Irving · 33 PTS

    MIA 90 - 89 BOS
  9. Q4 37.0BOS

    Full timeout

    Celtics Full timeout

  10. Q4 37.0Jaylen Brown

    Defensive rebound

    Jaylen Brown defensive rebound

  11. Q4 39.0Dion Waiters

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper

    D. Waiters · 10 PTS

  12. Q4 53.0Jaylen Brown

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Brown · 16 PTS

    MIA 90 - 87 BOS
  13. Q4 53.0BOS

    Offensive rebound

    Celtics offensive team rebound

  14. Q4 53.0Jaylen Brown

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2

    J. Brown · 16 PTS

  15. Q4 53.0Wayne Ellington

    Shooting foul

    Wayne Ellington shooting foul

    W. Ellington · 9 PTS

  16. Q4 1:00Kelly Olynyk
    +2

    Driving layup

    Kelly Olynyk makes driving layup (Dion Waiters assists)

    K. Olynyk · 32 PTS · ast D. Waiters

    MIA 89 - 86 BOS
  17. Q4 1:12Kyrie Irving
    +2

    Driving layup

    Kyrie Irving makes driving layup

    K. Irving · 33 PTS

    MIA 87 - 86 BOS
  18. Q4 1:24Jayson Tatum

    Defensive rebound

    Jayson Tatum defensive rebound

  19. Q4 1:24Kelly Olynyk

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2

    K. Olynyk · 32 PTS

  20. Q4 1:24Kelly Olynyk

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 2

    K. Olynyk · 32 PTS

    MIA 88 - 84 BOS
  21. Q4 1:24Jaylen Brown

    Personal foul

    Jaylen Brown personal foul

    J. Brown · 16 PTS

  22. Q4 1:31MIA

    Full timeout

    Heat Full timeout

  23. THREEQ4 1:31
    Jaylen Brown

    Three! Jumper, 27 ft

    J. Brown · 16 PTS · ast K. Irving

    Jaylen Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)

    MIA 87 - 84 BOS
  24. Q4 1:37Marcus Smart

    Offensive rebound

    Marcus Smart offensive rebound

    M. Smart · 15 PTS

  25. Q4 1:40Jayson Tatum

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Jayson Tatum misses 23-foot three point jumper

    J. Tatum · 11 PTS

Leaders

MIABOS
Points
Kelly Olynyk
32
Kyrie Irving
33
Assists
Josh Richardson
6
Kyrie Irving
5
Rebounds
Tyler Johnson
11
Al Horford
8

Season seriesMIA wins series 2-1

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