⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 1:46 · MIA 23-18 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:02 · MIA 55-45 BOS
- Lead
Michael Doleac hit a 2-foot jumper
Q4 1:16 · MIA 89-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:16 · MIA 86-87 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kapono offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 1:49 · MIA 87-87 BOS
- Turnover
Jason Kapono turnover
Q4 1:49 · MIA 87-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Delonte West hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:55 · MIA 89-89 BOS
- Winner
Al Jefferson hit a 11-foot two point shot, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIA 89-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 4:22 · MIA 82-85 BOS
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 1:38 · MIA 87-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
