⏱️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 third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 11:07 · MIA 72-60 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:47 · MIA 101-93 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Offensive Foul
Q4 1:36 · MIA 105-101 BOS
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Foul
Q4 1:36 · MIA 105-101 BOS
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Allen.
Q4 1:06 · MIA 105-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:49 · MIA 87-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Allen Offensive Foul
Q4 2:47 · MIA 101-96 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen Foul
Q4 2:47 · MIA 101-96 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen Bad Pass
Q4 1:23 · MIA 105-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
