⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-2Q126-30
+3Q233-31
-8Q322-30
+10Q422-14
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
3Blocks7
11Steals7
8Threes made5
12Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
