⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:40 · MIA 12-2 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 4:18 · MIA 31-14 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 9:49 · MIA 90-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 2:30 · MIA 96-92 BOS
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 1:53 · MIA 96-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIA 99-92 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:05 · MIA 31-22 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:01 · MIA 43-34 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:30 · MIA 62-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · MIA 96-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · MIA 96-92 BOS
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · MIA 96-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
