⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+7Q135-25
+1Q223-18
+9Q331-19
-1Q423-24
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 eleven threes to their five- Lived at the line, eighteen free throws to their eight
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 25-13 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
Key battles
28Assists10
15Free throws made5
6Offensive rebounds16
11Threes made5
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
