⏱️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 third 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, 18 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:56 · BOS 59-46 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Chris Bosh draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · BOS 79-77 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 4:43 · BOS 79-77 MIA
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo 5 second
Q4 3:43 · BOS 81-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwyane Wade flagrant foul type 1 (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
Q3 7:28 · BOS 55-46 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:54 · BOS 81-77 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 83-81 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
