⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:32 · MIA 53-48 BOS
- Lead
Udonis Haslem hit a 19-foot jumper, Dorell Wright with the assist
Q4 2:49 · MIA 94-92 BOS
- Ties it
Dorell Wright hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:29 · MIA 98-98 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · MIA 70-76 BOS
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade offensive goaltending
Q4 3:16 · MIA 92-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · MIA 94-95 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 10:00 · MIA 31-39 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:16 · MIA 61-64 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:39 · MIA 70-77 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 4:41 · MIA 88-91 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 4:18 · MIA 88-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:05 · MIA 92-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
