⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-9Q125-31
+7Q227-20
-23Q321-40
+6Q423-16
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
2Blocks9
35%Three-point accuracy53%
20Points off turnovers28
6Threes made9
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
