⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-15Q113-28
+4Q226-22
+6Q327-22
0Q431-30
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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
5Threes made10
29%Three-point accuracy48%
14Assists23
26Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
