⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:04 · BOS 17-6 MIA
- Winner
Eddie House hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kendrick Perkins with the assist
OT 4:20 · BOS 103-100 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:20 · BOS 108-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
OT 1:31 · BOS 108-103 MIA
- Turnover
Glen Davis turnover
OT 1:31 · BOS 108-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Eddie House misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:12 · BOS 110-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:16 · BOS 45-46 MIA
- Lead
Michael Beasley hit a driving layup, Mario Chalmers with the assist
Q4 2:41 · BOS 93-95 MIA
- Ties it
Mario Chalmers hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 100-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · BOS 100-99 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:33 · BOS 100-100 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
