National Basketball Association
Miami 115, Boston 99
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 10, 2019
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #77 Karl Lane, #62 JB DeRosa, #14 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 19600

Dwyane Wade scored a team-high 19 points off the bench to lead the host Miami Heat to a 115-99 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

Boston point guard Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 22 points, but the Celtics had their four-game win streak broken. Boston also had its streak of five straight 30-assists-plus games snapped.

Miami had a season-high 33 assists -- 13 more than Boston. The Heat held Boston to 40.4 percent shooting and outrebounded the Celtics 51-37 with a 46-30 edge in paint points.

The Heat, who evened their record at 20-20, had six double-figure scorers, including Josh Richardson, who scored 18 points.

Justise Winslow, Miami's recently converted point guard, added 13 points and a game-high and career-high 11 assists.

The Celtics got 18 points from Marcus Smart and 17 points each from Marcus Morris and Jayson Tatum.

The game was Miami's 400th consecutive home sellout.

Boston, playing on consecutive nights and on the road as opposed to the more rested Heat, didn't show much energy after the first quarter.

In fact, Boston led by as many as four points in a first period that featured five lead changes, but Miami rallied to go up 28-24 by the end of the quarter. Irving had the most points (11) of anyone in the period.

Miami ended the second quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 61-43 lead into halftime. Miami's Derrick Jones Jr., a 6-foot-7 forward known much more for his leaping ability as opposed to his shooting, put an exclamation point on the first half. He drained a 3-pointer from just inside the half-court line, swishing his shot over tight defense by 6-9 Morris.

The Heat shot 53.1 percent in the first half, and Boston shot just 38.8 percent.

The Celtics trailed by as many as 26 points in the third quarter before closing on a 26-11 run. Jones tried another long shot at the end of the quarter -- this one from about 60 feet -- and nearly made it but missed off the backboard and the rim.

Miami carried an 83-72 lead into the fourth quarter, and Boston never seriously threatened.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Miami
Kyrie Irving 22 Scoring Dwyane Wade 19
Kyrie Irving 5 Assists Justise Winslow 11
Marcus Morris 6 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside 10
Jayson Tatum 7 Free Throws Made Bam Adebayo 2
Kyrie Irving 1 Steals Bam Adebayo 2
Marcus Morris 2 Blocks Bam Adebayo 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 99 40.4 12-34 15-17 20 37 8 5 11
Miami 115 47.9 18-39 5-8 33 51 4 7 9
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Heat have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .550 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Celtics have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .625 after a loss.