⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-6Q121-29
-5Q212-17
+5Q320-18
+13Q429-17
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-11 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 50
Key battles
6Turnovers20
23Points off turnovers11
17%Three-point accuracy27%
6Steals3
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
