The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 116-99 on May 23, 2023 in the playoffs at Kaseya Center.
Final · Playoffs · Kaseya Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
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 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14-22 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jaylen Brown | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 5 |
| Derrick White | 27 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Grant Williams | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Al Horford | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Marcus Smart | 35 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Robert Williams III | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sam Hauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Justin Champagnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Luke Kornet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 238 | 116 | 39 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43-84 | 18-45 | 12-18 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 10-12 | 1 |
| Caleb Martin | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Max Strus | 36 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kevin Love | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kyle Lowry | 28 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Cody Zeller | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nikola Jovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 212 | 82 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29-68 | 7-28 | 17-21 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2022-23 season · Previous May 21, 2023: BOS 102, MIA 128 · Next May 25, 2023: MIA 97, BOS 110
- Heat · 2022-23 season · Previous May 21, 2023: BOS 102, MIA 128 · Next May 25, 2023: MIA 97, BOS 110