⏱️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, 48 rebounds to 33
Key battles
11Blocks1
10Fast break points5
20%Three-point accuracy29%
14Turnovers9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 4:18 · MIA 70-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q2 3:13 · MIA 43-38 BOS
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 5:05 · MIA 62-56 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:09 · MIA 43-43 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ray Allen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:22 · MIA 24-17 BOS
- Technical
Boston team technical foul
Q2 3:13 · MIA 43-38 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · MIA 62-56 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
