⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
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
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 0:36 · BOS 97-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball
Q4 2:27 · BOS 95-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · BOS 96-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · BOS 97-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:16 · BOS 88-86 MIA
- Steal
Udonis Haslem stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:27 · BOS 95-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:18 · BOS 91-86 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:36 · BOS 97-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · BOS 99-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
