⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 7:33 · BOS 18-4 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 11:27 · BOS 42-26 MIA
- Winner
Rajon Rondo hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 2:32 · BOS 92-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · BOS 89-89 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 0:21 · BOS 89-89 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
OT 4:22 · BOS 89-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:04 · BOS 73-69 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:37 · BOS 89-89 MIA
- Lead
Udonis Haslem hit a driving dunk, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 3:30 · BOS 89-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 2:16 · BOS 87-84 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
OT 1:51 · BOS 92-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
OT 1:51 · BOS 92-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
