Jayson Tatum scores 33, Celtics hold Heat to 34% shooting and roll to 103-85 win

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Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) drives to the basket as Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) attempts a 3-pointer as Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) go for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) passes the ball as Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic (5) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, center, drives to the base as Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, right, drives to the basket as Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) goes to the basket as Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware (7) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (11) goes to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) attempts a 3-pointer over Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware, second from left, and guard Alec Burks (18) go for a rebound over Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

By Tim Reynolds

MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 17 and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Miami Heat 103-85 on Monday night.

Al Horford scored 16 points, Sam Hauser had 15 and Derrick White added 13 for the Celtics. Boston took 53 3-pointers in the game and only 32 2-pointers.

Bam Adebayo scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Miami, which was without Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. — both sidelined by illness.

Andrew Wiggins had 11 points in his Heat debut. Miami shot 33.7% and has been held under 90 points in each of its last five matchups with Boston.

Including playoffs, Boston has now won five straight meetings with Miami, each of them one-sided — 104-84, 102-88 and 118-84 in the last three games of the 2024 first-round series, 108-89 on Dec. 2 and now this 18-point win.

Takeaways

Celtics: Jaylen Brown missed the game with swelling in his right knee and Jrue Holiday was out with a right shoulder issue. Asked before the game if he was concerned about injury issues, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said they’re not issues. “They’re opportunities,” he said.

Heat: Miami’s new faces acquired in the Jimmy Butler trade — Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Kyle Anderson — shot a combined 5 for 25 from the field, 2 for 13 from 3-point range. Wiggins and Mitchell were both in the starting lineup for their Miami debuts.

Key moment

Miami led 24-13, and Boston went on a 26-5 run over the next seven minutes. The Celtics kept control the rest of the way.

Key stat

It was the 69th time in Heat history that they shot less than 35% in a regular-season game. They’re now 2-67 in such contests.

Up next

Boston finishes its pre-All-Star schedule Wednesday at home against San Antonio. Miami plays at Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Dallas on Thursday.

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Tim Reynolds

NBA writer