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Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat

23Belt meetings
11Celtics wins
12Heat wins
10Title changes

Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have met 23 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 21, 1991 to December 4, 2019. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. Miami Heat lead the belt series 12–11.

Belt gameDateResult
4,084Dec 21, 1991Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 112–101Title change
4,144Apr 19, 1992Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 109–93Defense
4,257Nov 26, 1993Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 101–93Title change
4,284Jan 26, 1994Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 103–98Defense
4,302Mar 7, 1994Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 112–104Title change
4,841Nov 20, 1999Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 110–92Title change
4,847Dec 3, 1999Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 96–84Title change
4,986Apr 11, 2001Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 102–97Defense
5,327Dec 21, 2004Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 108–100Defense
5,688Mar 30, 2008Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 88–62Defense
5,760Jan 21, 2009Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 98–83Title change
6,032Dec 27, 2011Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 115–107Defense
6,089Apr 10, 2012Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 115–107Defense
6,110May 28, 2012Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 93–79 PlayoffsDefense
6,111May 30, 2012Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 115–111 PlayoffsDefense
6,112Jun 1, 2012Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 101–91 PlayoffsTitle change
6,113Jun 3, 2012Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 93–91 PlayoffsDefense
6,114Jun 5, 2012Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 94–90 PlayoffsDefense
6,115Jun 7, 2012Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 98–79 PlayoffsTitle change
6,116Jun 9, 2012Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 101–88 PlayoffsDefense
6,122Oct 30, 2012Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 120–107Defense
6,643Nov 22, 2017Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics 104–98Title change
6,856Dec 4, 2019Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 112–93Title change

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