⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 28
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:33 · MIA 34-27 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 4:33 · MIA 102-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · MIA 102-96 BOS
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · MIA 102-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · MIA 104-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:19 · MIA 78-80 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:19 · MIA 83-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Offensive Foul
Q4 1:50 · MIA 99-96 BOS
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Foul
Q4 1:50 · MIA 99-96 BOS
- Turnover
Jiri Welsch Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 1:15 · MIA 101-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
