⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:50 · BOS 18-11 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:07 · BOS 54-56 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:43 · BOS 74-79 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:18 · BOS 29-31 MIA
- Missed FT
Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · BOS 73-79 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:35 · BOS 27-27 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:26 · BOS 28-29 MIA
- Turnover
James Posey turnover
Q4 3:13 · BOS 71-79 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · BOS 74-81 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
