⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 23 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:14 · BOS 79-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · BOS 79-85 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 0:45 · BOS 80-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · BOS 80-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:09 · BOS 15-19 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 2:00 · BOS 16-30 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:24 · BOS 75-82 MIA
- Turnover
LaPhonso Ellis Bad Pass. Stolen by Walter McCarty.
Q4 0:53 · BOS 80-85 MIA
- Missed FT
LaPhonso Ellis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · BOS 81-87 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
