⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️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.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · BOS 83-75 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · BOS 83-78 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 1:15 · BOS 83-78 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:30 · BOS 83-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 6:26 · BOS 9-4 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
