Derrick White scores season-high 33, hits nine 3s as Celtics pull away from Heat 129-116

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KYLE HIGHTOWER `AP Sports Writer

Associated Press

Published: December 19, 2025 astatine 11:31 PM

BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White scored a season-high 33 points and tied a career-high with 9 3-pointers to assistance the Boston Celtics propulsion distant successful the 2nd fractional for a 129-116 triumph implicit the Miami Heat connected Friday night.

Jaylen Brown added 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists to assistance the Celtics drawback a two-game losing skid. Anfernee Simons finished with 14 points.

The Celtics took power successful the 4th quarter, utilizing a 20-7 tally to unfastened a 112-96 lead. It grew to 19 points. Boston connected connected 21 3-pointers connected the night.

Kel’el Ware had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Miami, which has mislaid six of its past seven. Norman Powell added 18 points. Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Heat had 102 tract extremity attempts and connected connected 19 3s but changeable conscionable 39% from the tract overall.

Miami dropped to 5-9 connected the roadworthy this season.

Rookie Kasparas Jakucionis added 17 and had 5 3-pointers successful his archetypal vocation start.

Miami had lone 10 players disposable with Tyler Herro retired for the 5th clip successful six games with a toed injury, and Andrew Wiggins (lower backmost pain), Nikola Jovic (elbow), Davion Mitchell (sprained near ankle) and Pelle Larsson (sprained near ankle) each sidelined arsenic well.

The crippled was tied 58-58 astatine halftime, with White starring each scorers with 19 points.

The Heat stayed successful the crippled acknowledgment to 11 violative rebounds successful the half, which led to 17 second-chance points. But they had lone 7 second-chance points successful the 2nd half.