⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
🏀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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:14 · BOS 25-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:55 · BOS 60-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 2:42 · BOS 72-76 MIA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 2:15 · BOS 72-77 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Mihm Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:22 · BOS 72-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:46 · BOS 16-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 8:52 · BOS 25-29 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Bad Pass
Q4 2:58 · BOS 72-76 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:42 · BOS 72-77 MIA
- Turnover
Samaki Walker Offensive Foul
Q4 1:38 · BOS 72-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
