⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 7:37 · MIA 61-60 BOS
- Lead
Eddie House made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MIA 83-82 BOS
- Ties it
Eddie House made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · MIA 82-82 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q3 8:08 · MIA 50-60 BOS
- Turnover
LaPhonso Ellis Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenny Anderson
Q4 4:18 · MIA 79-78 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 5:56 · MIA 13-19 BOS
- Ties it
Antoine Walker made Two Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson
Q4 2:10 · MIA 81-81 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce made Two Pointer.
Q4 0:00 · MIA 83-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:08 · MIA 50-60 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Sean Marks
Q4 1:24 · MIA 81-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:44 · MIA 81-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
