⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:37 · MIA 56-59 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · MIA 82-84 BOS
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MIA 85-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · MIA 85-89 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Winner
Kendrick Perkins hit a dunk, Rajon Rondo with the assist
Q4 2:50 · MIA 82-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:25 · MIA 29-27 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · MIA 85-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
