The game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat ended with a score of 147-129 in favor of the Boston Celtics.

progresifjaya.co.id, JAKARTA – The Boston Celtics set a new record against the Miami Heat at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, on Wednesday night, March 1, 2026, US time. In the first 12 minutes of the quarter, the Boston Celtics scored 53 points. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics closed with a 147-129 victory, after their 27-point lead was cut to nine points early in the quarter and then regained the lead in the final minutes.

The Boston Celtics’ 53 points in the first 12 minutes of the game is the second-highest scoring record in NBA regular season history. The Golden State Warriors still hold the record for the highest score in the opening quarter against Portland on April 9, 2023.

The Miami Heat themselves actually hold the second-highest scoring record in the first 12 minutes of a game. They scored 53 points against the Charlotte Hornets on November 7, 2025. This meant the Miami Heat were the victims this time, and they also experienced what it was like to concede 53 points early in a game.

The game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat ended with a score of 147-129 in favor of the Boston Celtics.

The Boston Celtics led 53-33 at the end of the first quarter, after hitting 20 of 28 shots from the field and 11 of 15 from three-point range. This 53-point first quarter also marked the second-highest point total ever scored by the Boston Celtics in a single quarter. They previously scored 54 points in the fourth quarter against the San Diego Clippers on February 25, 1970.

Conversely, 53 points also marked the most points allowed by the Miami Heat in a single quarter. The Miami Heat once conceded 50 points in the fourth quarter of a game against the Seattle Supersonics in Seattle on January 5, 1990.

Boston Celtics muslim player, Jaylen Brown scored 43 points, and superstar Jayson Tatum recorded his first triple-double with 28 points, 18 rebounds, and 11 assists this season after a lengthy absence due to recovering from an Achilles tendon injury sustained in last season’s playoffs against the New York Knicks.

“The score of this game was just a high-level shooting game from both sides,” said Tatum.

The game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat ended with a score of 147-129 in favor of the Boston Celtics.

Meanwhile, Boston Celtics Head Coach, Joe Mazulla believed his team actually put on a good performance against the Miami Heat.

“I thought we played pretty well. There are times when you play well and get good shot after good shot. It just happens,” said Joe Mazzulla.

“Usually when you’re in a moment like that and you start feeling it, you take bad shots. We didn’t do that. We kept fighting for good chances, the next best chance. And i think that kept the momentum going a little bit,” he added. (Bembo)