⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 38 free throws to their twenty- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Chris Bosh hit a dunk
Q4 2:57 · MIA 87-87 BOS
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:10 · MIA 90-87 BOS
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q4 4:15 · MIA 97-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:15 · MIA 82-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 1:02 · MIA 90-87 BOS
- Turnover
Delonte West bad pass
Q4 0:36 · MIA 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
Delonte West offensive foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q4 0:30 · MIA 95-87 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
