Who won Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 129-116 on December 19, 2025.

Kel'el Ware scored 24 for the Miami Heat with 14 rebounds; Derrick White scored 33 for the Boston Celtics.

Miami Heat at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Dec 19, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

129

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 129-116 at home on Friday, December 19, 2025 at TD Garden. Derrick White had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the Boston Celtics. Kel'el Ware had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists for the Miami Heat.

The game was tied 58-58 at halftime. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-27. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Kel'el Ware (double-double, Miami Heat), Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 27, Boston Celtics 41. Jaylen Brown had 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 129-116 on December 19, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kel'el Ware scored 24 for the Miami Heat with 14 rebounds; Derrick White scored 33 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	29	29	31	27	116
Boston Celtics	30	28	34	37	129

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 24 Kel'el Ware
Rebounds: 14 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 4 Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Boston Celtics

Points: 33 Derrick White
Rebounds: 9 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 7 Jaylen Brown

Bam Adebayo double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB) · Kel'el Ware double-double (24 PTS, 14 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaime Jaquez Jr. starter	36:20	14	8	4	0	0	4	5-15	1-5	3-4	1	-25
Bam Adebayo starter	36:07	16	10	4	1	0	3	6-13	0-1	4-6	5	-15
Kasparas Jakucionis starter	35:36	17	6	4	0	0	1	5-13	5-8	2-2	3	+3
Norman Powell starter	34:27	18	4	3	1	0	1	7-21	1-11	3-5	3	-12
Kel'el Ware starter	27:34	24	14	2	0	1	0	8-12	6-7	2-2	2	-9
Simone Fontecchio bench	30:28	12	2	4	0	0	1	4-13	4-9	0-0	0	-4
Dru Smith bench	21:09	7	1	4	3	0	3	2-10	0-4	3-5	2	-18
Myron Gardner bench	16:31	5	2	1	1	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	+3
Vladislav Goldin bench	0:54	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+6
Keshad Johnson bench	0:54	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	+6

Not available: Nikola Jović, Pelle Larsson, Terry Rozier, Davion Mitchell, Andrew Wiggins

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	35:41	33	5	6	0	4	1	11-20	9-14	2-2	1	+27
Jaylen Brown starter	34:44	30	9	7	1	0	5	9-18	2-4	10-11	3	+8
Payton Pritchard starter	26:52	9	4	4	2	0	0	2-8	2-8	3-4	1	-2
Neemias Queta starter	25:00	10	3	3	1	1	1	4-6	0-0	2-3	1	+5
Jordan Walsh starter	21:33	6	7	1	0	2	1	2-6	0-4	2-2	0	-6
Hugo Gonzalez bench	29:27	10	8	0	2	1	2	4-7	1-2	1-2	4	+22
Anfernee Simons bench	28:53	14	4	1	0	0	1	6-10	2-5	0-0	4	+13
Sam Hauser bench	25:14	15	4	3	0	0	2	5-6	5-6	0-0	2	+13
Josh Minott bench	6:52	2	1	0	2	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	-5
Baylor Scheierman bench	5:44	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-10

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	Boston Celtics
17/24 (70%)	Free throws	20/24 (83%)
21/53 (39%)	2 pointers	23/39 (59%)
19/49 (38%)	3 pointers	21/43 (48%)
40/102 (39%)	Field goals	44/82 (53%)
47	Rebounds	46
30	Defensive rebounds	40
17	Offensive rebounds	6
27	Assists	25
13	Turnovers	14
6	Steals	8
1	Blocks	8
20	Fouls	19
9	Max points in a row	8
16:40	Time spent in lead	25:41
8	Biggest lead	19

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 19 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 14
Times tied: 11
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 8 Q2 4:43
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 19 Q4 1:29
Longest run: 9-0 Miami Heat · Q1 4:18 to Q1 3:21

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
11:26	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	0	1
11:26	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	0	2
11:15	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	3	2
10:46	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	6	2
10:29	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	6	4
9:58	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	6	6
9:20	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	6	8
9:08	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	8	8
8:57	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	8	11
8:23	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	8	14
8:12	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	9	14
8:12	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	10	14
7:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	10	15
7:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	10	16
6:43	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	11	16
6:43	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	12	16
6:11	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	14	16
5:11	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	14	17
5:11	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	14	18
4:59	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	16	18
4:30	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	16	21
4:18	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	19	21
3:40	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	21	21
3:27	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	22	21
3:21	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	25	21
2:19	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	25	23
1:50	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	25	26
1:19	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	25	28
0:30	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	26	28
0:11	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	26	30
0:01	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	29	30

Q2 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
11:22	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	29	32
10:51	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	29	34
10:35	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner 3-pt field goal	32	34
10:00	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	34	34
9:37	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	34	36
9:29	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	35	36
9:29	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	36	36
8:29	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	38	36
8:05	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	38	38
7:54	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	41	38
7:40	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	41	40
7:15	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner 2-pt field goal	43	40
6:36	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	46	40
5:54	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	46	42
5:47	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	49	42
5:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	49	43
4:43	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	51	43
4:35	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	51	46
4:17	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	53	46
3:35	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	53	48
2:50	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	53	50
2:28	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	53	53
1:15	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	56	53
1:03	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	56	54
1:03	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	56	55
0:48	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	58	55
0:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	58	58

Q3 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
11:46	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	58	61
11:18	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	59	61
11:18	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	60	61
10:44	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	62	61
10:22	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	62	63
10:01	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	63
9:43	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	64	64
9:34	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	67	64
9:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	67	65
9:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	67	66
9:07	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	67	69
8:49	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	70	69
8:19	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	72	69
8:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	72	70
8:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	72	71
7:15	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	75	71
6:39	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	75	73
6:21	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	77	73
5:51	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	80	73
5:40	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	80	75
5:40	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	80	76
4:42	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	80	77
4:42	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	80	78
4:21	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	80	81
4:07	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	81	81
4:07	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	82	81
3:43	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	83	81
3:43	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	84	81
3:25	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	84	83
2:54	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	85	83
2:39	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez Free throw	85	84
2:25	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	85	86
1:57	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	86	86
1:40	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	86	87
1:08	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	86	90
0:49	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	87	90
0:14	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	89	90
0:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	89	92

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Boston Celtics
11:43	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	91	92
11:24	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	91	95
11:05	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	91	98
10:34	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	94	98
10:11	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	94	101
9:40	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	94	104
9:20	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	96	104
9:00	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	96	107
8:40	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	96	110
7:58	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	96	112
7:00	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	99	112
6:37	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	99	115
6:23	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	102	115
5:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	102	118
4:56	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	104	118
4:31	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	104	120
4:17	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	106	120
3:53	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	106	123
3:36	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	108	123
3:02	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	108	124
1:43	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	108	126
1:35	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	110	126
1:29	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	110	129
0:41	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 3-pt field goal	113	129
0:09	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	116	129

2025-26 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 4-0.

Dec 19: Miami Heat 116 at Boston Celtics 129 (this game)
Jan 15: Boston Celtics 119 at Miami Heat 114
Feb 6: Miami Heat 96 at Boston Celtics 98
Apr 1: Boston Celtics 147 at Miami Heat 129

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Celtics 129 - 116 Heat — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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