⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:02 · BOS 34-21 MIA
- Winner
Paul Pierce made 18 ft jumper.
Q4 0:09 · BOS 100-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 3:35 · BOS 96-93 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Turnover
Q4 3:35 · BOS 96-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · BOS 101-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:27 · BOS 54-46 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:44 · BOS 58-58 MIA
- Go-ahead
Damon Jones made driving layup.
Q4 0:18 · BOS 98-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass
Q4 4:13 · BOS 96-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:21 · BOS 96-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:21 · BOS 96-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
