The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 on May 17, 2023 in the playoffs at TD Garden.
Final · Playoffs · TD Garden
Top performers
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 1 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 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12-25 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 4 |
| Bam Adebayo | 37 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Kyle Lowry | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Max Strus | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Caleb Martin | 30 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Kevin Love | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Duncan Robinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Cody Zeller | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 204 | 108 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 42-79 | 13-26 | 11-15 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 41 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 11-11 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 39 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10-21 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Robert Williams III | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Marcus Smart | 34 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 2 |
| Derrick White | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Al Horford | 32 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 116 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 42-81 | 10-29 | 22-29 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2022-23 season · Previous May 12, 2023: NY 92, MIA 96 · Next May 19, 2023: MIA 111, BOS 105
- Celtics · 2022-23 season · Previous May 14, 2023: PHI 88, BOS 112 · Next May 19, 2023: MIA 111, BOS 105