⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:35 · BOS 31-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 8:07 · BOS 67-46 MIA
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:35 · BOS 94-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kendrick Perkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:09 · BOS 33-29 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)
Q4 1:40 · BOS 94-86 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 1:40 · BOS 94-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:30 · BOS 69-62 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q2 6:09 · BOS 33-29 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:35 · BOS 94-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
