Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
January 15, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Heat 119-114 on 2026-01-15 on the road against the Heat. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Pelle Larsson. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Sam Hauser. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 12 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Andrew Wiggins as his primary defender. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 11 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Payton Pritchard as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIA
Miami Heat
114
Did not play: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness), Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Davion Mitchell (DND - Injury/Illness)
BOS
Boston Celtics
119
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ron Harper Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Max Shulga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Pelle Larsson Starter 9.2 min
- Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Simone Fontecchio · Pelle Larsson · Kasparas Jakučionis 6.4 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Simone Fontecchio · Kasparas Jakučionis 5.9 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Kasparas Jakučionis 5.5 min
- Tyler Herro · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 5.1 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser Starter 9.8 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Jordan Walsh 5.9 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser 5.5 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 4.8 min
- Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Jordan Walsh 3.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Heat defense
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Jaylen Brown 12 pts (4/9) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Wiggins (27 %, 7 pts) · Tyler Herro (16 %, 2 pts) · Kasparas Jakučionis (12 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 10 pts (4/9) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Kasparas Jakučionis (27 %, 3 pts) · Pelle Larsson (18 %, 0 pts) · Simone Fontecchio (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | Neemias Queta: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Luka Garza: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/7) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Jaylen Brown: 18 poss., 7 pts (2/5) · Sam Hauser: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Norman Powell | Payton Pritchard: 23 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Derrick White: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Tyler Herro | Jordan Walsh: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Brown: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Pelle Larsson | Derrick White: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anfernee Simons: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Anfernee Simons: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaylen Brown: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Anfernee Simons: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jović | Derrick White: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/3) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dru Smith | Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Neemias Queta: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Luka Garza: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Celtics defense
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Norman Powell 11 pts (5/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Payton Pritchard (36 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (17 %, 0 pts) · Sam Hauser (16 %, 2 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 18 pts (5/12) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Luka Garza (34 %, 0 pts) · Neemias Queta (26 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Pelle Larsson: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Norman Powell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Anfernee Simons | Kasparas Jakučionis: 19 poss., 11 pts (3/5) · Dru Smith: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Brown | Andrew Wiggins: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/7) · Pelle Larsson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Sam Hauser | Tyler Herro: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Norman Powell: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luka Garza | Bam Adebayo: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andrew Wiggins: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Payton Pritchard | Norman Powell: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Neemias Queta | Bam Adebayo: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kel'el Ware: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Tyler Herro: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Simone Fontecchio: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Simone Fontecchio: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Jović: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Dru Smith: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Herro: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |