The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 130-124 on May 9, 2021 at TD Garden.
Final · TD Garden
Top performers
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.
- Evan Fournier led the Celtics with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
Miami Heat box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 40 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 3 |
| Duncan Robinson | 34 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 36 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Tyler Herro | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Goran Dragic | 29 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Andre Iguodala | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 216 | 118 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 42-71 | 14-29 | 20-22 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Fournier | 35 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-16 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 38 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-16 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Kemba Walker | 40 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Robert Williams III | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 32 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Grant Williams | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 229 | 119 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 44-80 | 13-35 | 18-23 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2020-21 season · Previous May 7, 2021: MIN 112, MIA 121 · Next May 11, 2021: MIA 129, BOS 121
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous May 7, 2021: BOS 99, CHI 121 · Next May 11, 2021: MIA 129, BOS 121