⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+6Q127-21
-6Q217-25
+12Q328-15
+5Q425-20
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
Key battles
18Fast break points5
50%Three-point accuracy22%
4Blocks9
9Threes made5
🏀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 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:11 · BOS 18-7 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 6:48 · BOS 34-40 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
