⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 3:10 · BOS 73-65 MIA
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 2:28 · BOS 84-81 MIA
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a driving layup
Q4 0:41 · BOS 86-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:46 · BOS 84-84 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett bad pass
OT 4:43 · BOS 86-86 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce turnover
OT 3:00 · BOS 86-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 23-foot three jumper
Q4 2:00 · BOS 84-84 MIA
- Lead
LeBron James hit a layup
Q4 0:48 · BOS 84-86 MIA
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 15-foot two point shot
OT 4:16 · BOS 86-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · BOS 78-79 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 0:19 · BOS 86-86 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 1:35 · BOS 88-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
