⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 0
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:14 · BOS 18-17 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:48 · BOS 46-46 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 3:44 · BOS 78-60 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sean Williams offensive foul (Norris Cole draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · BOS 65-58 MIA
- Turnover
Sean Williams turnover
Q4 4:13 · BOS 65-58 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:55 · BOS 0-11 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q1 8:17 · BOS 0-5 MIA
- Turnover
Dexter Pittman traveling
Q4 2:57 · BOS 68-60 MIA
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 2:38 · BOS 68-60 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
