The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics, 100-96, in the NBA 2K26 Summer League at Cox Pavilion on Monday.

The upshot of the Heat’s summer-league victory Monday night against the Celtics was that meaningful boxes were checked off.

The Heat responded to an 0-2 start in Las Vegas with a 100-96 win over the Boston Celtics’ summer squad on Monday at the Pavilion on UNLV’s campus. The Heat found itself trailing by four points with 1:53 to play, but closed the game on a 13-5 run to rally for the victory.