⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 2:15 · BOS 37-28 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 6:03 · BOS 91-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:36 · BOS 89-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q1 10:14 · BOS 4-4 MIA
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q4 6:03 · BOS 91-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
