⏱️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, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 27- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 26-4 off them
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIA 99-99 BOS
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a dunk
Q4 0:00 · MIA 101-99 BOS
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a dunk
OT 4:47 · MIA 103-101 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Quentin Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:35 · MIA 93-95 BOS
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson traveling
OT 3:13 · MIA 103-103 BOS
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 0:10 · MIA 106-112 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 3:55 · MIA 93-96 BOS
- Ties it
Rajon Rondo hit a two point shot, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIA 101-101 BOS
- Ties it
Rajon Rondo hit a 8-foot two point shot, Glen Davis with the assist
OT 4:26 · MIA 103-103 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 1:12 · MIA 93-96 BOS
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 0:03 · MIA 99-99 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
OT 4:52 · MIA 101-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
