⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
- Made six threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 7:54 · MIA 85-65 BOS
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 1:43 · MIA 108-105 BOS
- Steal
Norris Cole stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 0:14 · MIA 113-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q2 2:13 · MIA 59-49 BOS
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIA 112-107 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:00 · MIA 26-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass offensive foul (Norris Cole draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · MIA 106-98 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 1:43 · MIA 108-105 BOS
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo bad pass
Q4 0:14 · MIA 113-107 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
