⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 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
+8Q131-20
+8Q228-19
+4Q331-27
0Q425-23
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
Key battles
69%Three-point accuracy18%
9Threes made2
7Blocks2
55%Shooting from the field40%
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
