⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 5:28 · BOS 8-12 MIA
- Technical
Kevin Garnett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · BOS 44-59 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 4:33 · BOS 12-22 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 0:57 · BOS 42-59 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 9:45 · BOS 64-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mario Chalmers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:28 · BOS 8-12 MIA
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:16 · BOS 56-69 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |