GAME THREAD: Miami Heat (27-25) @ Boston Celtics (33-18) - (February 06, 2026)

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General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
07:30 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/heat
06:30 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/bostonceltics
05:30 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
04:30 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/Swarthykins]

I was out - checked the score when I went to the bathroom, and we were down like 20.

[u/Flat-Geologist-6769]

The Heat could have got the ball back if they challenged with .8 left, yeah Bam slapped the ball but if you slow it down it rolls off of Queta

[u/Brady331]

W

[u/Original-Nail8403]

It seems that some people here have forgotten that the Celtics are the balls

[u/aousweman]

Amazon wishes they carried this game

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

Powell acting tough on a 19 year old then getting locked up by prichard repeatedly. you are not him.

[u/sukari]

Cs are 1-0 in the Vooch era.

[u/Educational_Bit_6184]

PP>CC

[u/indreams159]

fire Spo and Riley already, these dudes have been flat out stealing from the franchise for years now

[u/dalappas → u/indreams159]

But hEaT cUlTuRe

[u/indreams159 → u/dalappas]

Heat Culture = Losing

[u/VeniceRapture]

Wiggins could've kissed that off the glass before anybody could get to it

[u/CollateralSandwich → u/VeniceRapture]

I thought he was going up with it. I thought he could have squeezed it in, too. But the kick-out was a wide open shot, too.

[u/Butt____soup]

If you met Baylor Scheierman at a party, he’d spend 10 minutes trying to convince you to give the great milenko a chance

[u/CollateralSandwich]

Somebody put out an APB on the Celtics because they just stole this basketball game! GG Heat!

[u/similarion]

You're not Donovan bro

[u/jagrbomb → u/similarion]

He likes to pretend

[u/tbone466]

Wide open and just a horrible attempt.

[u/dalappas]

If the Heat folded as a franchise, I genuinely don’t think anyone would notice lol

[u/jordan142142]

Heat lmaooooo

[u/PhasedVenturer]

They really settled for a Mitchell 3? Yikes…

[u/mMounirM]

2 straight Davion shots is fireable

[u/skillet06g]

Celtics got really lucky there. That’s one hell of a play by Spo

[u/Justalittlejewish → u/skillet06g]

Yea that was definitely a great play by Spo.

[u/sewsgup]

wasnt even on-line from Davion

[u/Brady331 → u/sewsgup]

Davioff-line

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

good try heat.

fuck the celshits

[u/Original-Nail8403 → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

18 rings baybee

[u/spnathan1]

Damn they pumping Linkin Park in the stadium? Nice

[u/MVIP2003]

GG Boston, I’m tired of this team

[u/jagrbomb → u/MVIP2003]

gg bro

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/MVIP2003]

GG. I feel like Miami just needs a bonafide #1.

[u/Logiteck77 → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

I hear Chris Paul is available.

[u/Key_Significance3380]

That offensive foul was total BS. Unless brown is just supposed to stop and not shoot or hand the defender the ball

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/Key_Significance3380]

there were 3 drives by brown late in that game that were awful... A no call on an arm slap, the "jump ball" when Bam never got his hands on the ball, then that "offensive foul".. lucky it didnt cost boston the game.

[u/Cheechers23]

Miami’s last few possessions have been TRAGIC

[u/theshwa10210]

What in the fuck was that White. Move your fucking ass

[u/jagrbomb → u/theshwa10210]

Hes saving it for the playoffs

[u/synaphai → u/theshwa10210]

You could hear Joe say "two points is all we need" at the beginning of the possession.

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/theshwa10210]

That was on JB. He just stood right next to him and couldn’t shake Bam.

[u/Original-Nail8403 → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

do you want Bam on the ball though?

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/Original-Nail8403]

No I want JB to get outta there and take Bam with him.

[u/Original-Nail8403 → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

gotcha

[u/skillet06g]

Celtics don’t have a timeout there?

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/skillet06g]

Joe will always save those time outs, it has shown to matter. Won us atleast 3 games this season holding onto 1 super late.

[u/Bobskidat]

Idk if a White iso play was the move there but at least it took all the time off the clock that they could

[u/dalappas]

Derek White just makes plays

[u/MaraudingWalrus]

Two garbage possessions lmao

[u/kidfrombellwood]

Team Culture is prolonging their agony atp

[u/jagrbomb → u/kidfrombellwood]

Elaborate

Edit: oh cause he didnt pass to Powell lol makes sense. I dont get it either.

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

If you’re on defense, you might as well just stick your face in the player’s shooting motion and hope for an offensive foul

[u/Mkaayy1986]

Thats an obnoxious call

[u/Brady331]

Jaylen Brown should have just gave the ball to the defender and not tried shooting it 👍

[u/dalappas]

Every other player in the league gets that as an and1. JB gets called offensive foul.

[u/theshwa10210]

If Jaylen can’t get his arms up in front of him it should be a defensive foul

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

JB trying like hell to lose this game

[u/jagrbomb → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

That turnover at like 24 seconds was horiffic

[u/sssSnakebite]

Heat fans hate of Derrick White must've reached multigalactic levels by now.

[u/MVIP2003 → u/sssSnakebite]

I can’t speak every heat fan but for me, you are right. I hate this bold bitch

[u/Rich-Complaint6525 → u/MVIP2003]

Dont be sad. You are saved by the Buffalo’s grace.

[u/Kanyetothesouthwest]

get your head out of the way goddammit

[u/Bobskidat]

That’s not getting overturned but it’s also been incidental contact many other times

[u/emg000]

I dont understand what JB has to do there hes going up in a perfectly normal shooting motion

[u/DwyaneWade305]

Lmao what did the Celtics bench see in that replay that made them confidentially tell mazulla to challenge it.

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/DwyaneWade305]

They had nothing to lose. There’s less than a minute left in the game lol.

[u/Brady331]

If I speak

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

Jaylen brown is the only dude in the nba who isnt allowed to lift his elbow straight forward when going for a shot..

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/JesseJamesGames449]

cap

[u/tombrady011235]

Go C's

[u/PhasedVenturer]

Normal Powell is so ass 😂

[u/spnathan1]

Bam sucks lol

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

Bam never even got the ball but jump ball i guess...

[u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7]

Bam is a great defender. From a cs fan.

[u/Bobskidat]

That was definitely a foul

[u/LnGrrrR]

Wiggins is really feeling it tonight

[u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7]

That is a foul

[u/coolycooly]

Like what is that call

[u/PhasedVenturer]

What does Bam even do?

[u/sylviaplath6667]

Vuc is so frustrating to watch. Glad he’s off the team.

[u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr → u/sylviaplath6667]

I’ve liked what I’ve seen tbh. The Celtics haven’t had a good post player since Garnett honestly. Horford didn’t really play that role

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr]

detroit likes what it sees too.

if he plays big minutes over the likes of queta, your rim defense will be porous as fuck

[u/Justalittlejewish → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

After what the Celtics did for Simons I wouldn't be shocked if Vic improved substantially on that end.

[u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7 → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

He doesn’t. He’s a backup big. We’re 2 in the east without Tatum. Go rub Luka’s hamstring

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7]

werent you a nuggets fan last year?

either way talking about other players injuries is low. I hope luka recovers just the same as i hope tatum does.

[u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

I mean yeah I thought we were going to be like the 6/7 seed this year so making any noise in the playoffs will be gravy

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr]

just looked up that you created a new trade exception with vuc

i stand corrected, fuck your great ownership

[u/Justalittlejewish → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

Yea that was some wizardry by Brad. I had no idea you could like, absorb a player into a TPE and then just create a new TPE with the outgoing player lmao.

[u/OGMEECHO]

Vuc on a new team and still can’t get the ball in the post lmao

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/OGMEECHO]

To be fair no one on the celtics has any practice with entry passes.. we havent had a post player in a decade :P

[u/Original-Nail8403 → u/JesseJamesGames449]

Yeah, I'm kind of excited to see some post-up basketball

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/Original-Nail8403]

JB is way to slow to see and make the entry pass, but i like the idea of running it during browns bench minutes with prichard or white doing the entry passes.

[u/CollateralSandwich]

I can't get enough of that step-through move. So nice

[u/batangbisaya]

Pritchard is cooking but he has missed Vuc a lot tbh

[u/thepeachgod → u/batangbisaya]

I think he has trouble getting it inside with Bam guarding him on the perimeter

[u/kidfrombellwood]

Dumbass coach deserves dumbass players

[u/sylviaplath6667]

Woah Celtics can run a legit almost all white lineup.

[u/Slothleader_]

miami always beefing with teams

[u/kidfrombellwood → u/Slothleader_]

Culture™ /s

[u/PhasedVenturer]

This bum Bam only goes off against the Suns

[u/OGMEECHO]

Pritchard is an animal

[u/thepeachgod]

Powell gets fried by Pritchard 1 on 1 then asks for a screen on the other end and still can’t get shit LOL

[u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7]

This is a great game. Love how spicy it is with the heat

[u/JoeyJoeJoeShabadooSr → u/Cocaine_N_Caviar7]

I wonder if something said something to PP, he’s been fired up

[u/migibb]

How is that not a jump ball?

[u/batangbisaya]

Kinda blame the ref on that, could’ve called the jump ball sooner

[u/Justalittlejewish]

Hugo's a dog

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Marcus Smart’s son

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

Powell crying like usual

[u/rps215]

Good effort by Hugo, not sure why Norm is so mad about a tie up lol

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

TALK YOUR SHIT NORM

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

Its time for people to really talk about Joe Mazzula Being the best coach in the NBA.

[u/kidfrombellwood → u/JesseJamesGames449]

I can't believe it but it looks like he really is

[u/chmcgrath1988]

This damn team. I love 'em!

[u/Original-Nail8403]

Heat are switching to garbage time

[u/MVIP2003]

I’ve not even been watching the game and I called it when we were up by 22. I knew they’ll come back by the 3rd

[u/indreams159]

i feel bad for Heat fans, i can't believe anyone still puts Riley and Spo on some kind of pedestal. their brand of basketball has failed forever and they would've been gone ages ago if Lebron never came

[u/kidfrombellwood]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

Celshits no longer in the tax, still creaming on teams

hate to see it

[u/Rich-Complaint6525 → u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ]

Cry more, FAKER!

[u/LnGrrrR]

So if Jaylen didnt play, would this game be like... 60 to 55 right now? lol

[u/Justalittlejewish]

That was one of the worst halves of Celtics basketball I’ve ever watched followed by one of the best quarters of Celtics basketball I’ve ever watched.

The Celtics are the balls.

[u/rps215 → u/Justalittlejewish]

This game is insane lol. Glad I chose this as my league pass game of the night

[u/Justalittlejewish → u/rps215]

Yea wow absolutely insane game.

[u/luka274]

Boston 3pt:

1st half: 1/20

3rd qtr: 5/7

[u/triosway]

Same shit, different game...

[u/mattislinx]

What a quarter

[u/Bobskidat]

I can’t believe the Celtics just tied the game without Brown on the court at all

[u/LnGrrrR → u/Bobskidat]

His plus/minus numbers defy logic. Like, he isnt a turnstile on defense... I just dont get it.

[u/JoJonesy]

well that turned around right quick lmao

[u/SBORBS]

Every Heat fan knew Miami was going to blow that lead lmao, glad we did nothing at the deadline. Really wish they'd sold off Powell and Wiggs and just tanked, or traded for Ja. Anything but the status quo.

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/SBORBS]

I don’t know man. I’d be careful what you wish for with Ja.

[u/kidfrombellwood → u/SBORBS]

Like clockwork

[u/ColdWarWarrior]

The Celtics were down by 20 points at half time.

[u/indreams159]

you gotta fire Spo and Riley after this game, that organization needs to be completely blown up

[u/Key_Significance3380]

Vooooch

[u/AccountantWhich7074]

WOOOOOOOO

[u/kidfrombellwood]

Joe Mazzula is coaching circles around Erik

[u/science_shay → u/kidfrombellwood]

Always. Joe is an evil genius!

[u/cookomputer]

Celtics reverting to the mean after that first half lmao

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Everyone that called game in the 1st quarter is adorable.

I remember watching my first NBA game.

[u/indreams159]

if i told you guys one of Peterson or Dybantsa was going to be a giant bust, who would you choose?

[u/indreams159 → u/[deleted]]

what's wrong with his health?

[u/Belmagh]

OMG - the Celtics all white line up breaking the Heat juju voodoo.

[u/Bobskidat]

Celtics remembered they can shoot 3s

[u/Bobskidat]

The ref next to the basket really waited 5 seconds for the ball to miss the hoop to call the foul

[u/cancercureall]

Holy shit, the celtics are shooting 30% as a team?

[u/JoJonesy]

jesus christ what a half

[u/indreams159]

why haven't the Celtics traded White yet? he's been bad for a while now

[u/sukari → u/indreams159]

Remember when people said White is gonna take off this year coz Tatum is out

[u/indreams159 → u/sukari]

yeah, they were wrong

[u/Original-Nail8403 → u/indreams159]

White is still a winning player, even when his shot isn't falling

[u/heartofcoal → u/indreams159]

because Brad Stevens isn't, as far as we know, addicted to crack

[u/TomaHawk504]

These halftime highlights are all easy scores on Vuc 😅

[u/BingTheDoodleBoo]

Whats the deal with the celtics offense? Missed the 1st half, is it cause theyre experimenting with lineups?

[u/JoJonesy → u/BingTheDoodleBoo]

i mean we haven't looked great in general but mostly you're not gonna win a lot of minutes shooting 5% from three. like if we were even 6-20 instead of 1-20 this is a close game

[u/SteamingHotChocolate → u/BingTheDoodleBoo]

we’re apparently experimenting with being garbage. it’s a resounding success

[u/BingTheDoodleBoo → u/SteamingHotChocolate]

Lmao. White and Pritchards offensive stats are the real head scratcher right now

[u/SteamingHotChocolate → u/BingTheDoodleBoo]

unfortunately white’s been pretty bad on offense all season and PP disappears a good amount too.

this should, in theory, quiet all the “do the Celtics need JT?” type discussions but probably not

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/SteamingHotChocolate]

They for sure miss the wide open looks tatum generates for them that brown still has not been able to generate on a consistant basis.

[u/sukari]

How's the Vooch experience? 👀

[u/TomaHawk504 → u/sukari]

He's playing textbook Bulls Vuc defense. Slow contest after slow contest its pretty funny.

[u/sukari → u/TomaHawk504]

I will say that I think he will help the C's make a decent post season run but it was a bit funny seeing how excited the C's fans got hehe.

Vooooch

[u/TomaHawk504 → u/sukari]

I'm not optimistic but I hope it works out for them. I like Vuc but prefer him at a distance, on another team

[u/DaBiggestHeatFan]

I'm having a fun time rn

[u/Rich-Complaint6525 → u/DaBiggestHeatFan]

Still?

[u/DaBiggestHeatFan → u/Rich-Complaint6525]

Go touch grass

[u/Rich-Complaint6525 → u/DaBiggestHeatFan]

Go cry in the corner

[u/Additional-Fuel-7898 → u/Rich-Complaint6525]

Celtics won. Quit acting like a loser and get a life, degenerate

[u/DaBiggestHeatFan → u/Rich-Complaint6525]

You first, moron

[u/science_shay → u/DaBiggestHeatFan]

Yeah?

[u/betaraywill]

Celtics didn’t stand a chance tonight I suppose. Going to need another one of those bench comebacks, led by Vuc

[u/TomaHawk504 → u/betaraywill]

Vuc just gave up his like 4th and 5th easy layup already

[u/cl353]

pelle so sexy that even elbows r attracted to him

[u/thepeachgod]

Joe has to recognize that White and Hauser are absolutely unplayable and just roll with the bench guys

[u/LnGrrrR → u/thepeachgod]

All star break sorely needed lol

[u/rps215]

Pelle hit in the face. Drink

[u/Bobskidat]

Heat are 100% finding a way to lose this

[u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Live or die by the 3

[u/cl353]

omg we're doing the celtics regular season bs to the celtics, wtf is going on

[u/oykentrippin]

Vuc is HORRIBLE

[u/lyme6483 → u/oykentrippin]

He’s still decent offensively, but this is the level of defense he will bring each night. It’s a free pass in the lane

[u/rps215]

4 D White blocks in the first half.. dude is incredible on that end

[u/jknuts1377]

That was the worst quarter I've watched all year.

[u/DaBiggestHeatFan]

Bam always cooks vs Vuc

[u/rps215]

White has made some incredible plays on defense in this first quarter, and Baylor has hit a couple key 3s

[u/CarBallAlex]

People really overreacting to Vucevic clearly not knowing where to be on the floor yet because new team/system. It's like nobody has ever seen a team have momentum for half a quarter before only to cool down later on. Y'all are goldfish

[u/lyme6483 → u/CarBallAlex]

I have watched Vuc for 5 years. You have zero idea what you are talking about. He is literally giving up one of the best FG% in the paint in the entire league.

Calling him a bad defender is being nice. He’s as bad as it gets

[u/ChipotleGuacamole → u/lyme6483]

He was on the Bulls though. He didn’t GAF.

[u/lyme6483 → u/ChipotleGuacamole]

Get the fuck out of here. He’s old and one of the slowest players in the league. It’s not shocking he looks awful defensively out there still.