⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 2
- A 21-0 run took them from 4 down to 17 up in the second quarter
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 4 down to 17 up
Q2 9:21 · BOS 46-29 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32
Q3 9:51 · BOS 69-37 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:44 · BOS 23-20 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q1 1:44 · BOS 23-20 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
