⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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
Made ten threes to their one- They went cold, one of sixteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:54 · MIA 35-39 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 7:26 · MIA 83-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:44 · MIA 83-80 BOS
- Turnover
LaPhonso Ellis Lost Ball. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 2:02 · MIA 83-83 BOS
- Turnover
Travis Best Bad Pass
Q4 1:39 · MIA 83-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:51 · MIA 38-49 BOS
- Ties it
Walter McCarty made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:27 · MIA 83-83 BOS
- Winner
Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · MIA 83-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · MIA 83-83 BOS
- Missed FT
Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · MIA 84-87 BOS
- Missed FT
Walter McCarty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · MIA 84-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
