⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+6Q120-14
+7Q231-22
-1Q325-26
-7Q423-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
26Free throws made14
9Threes made12
47%Shooting from the field43%
47%Three-point accuracy50%
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
