⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett hit a layup, Paul Pierce with the assist
OT 3:53 · BOS 89-89 MIA
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett hit a 9-foot jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
OT 1:14 · BOS 93-93 MIA
- Winner
Paul Pierce hit a 22-foot two point shot
2OT 0:30 · BOS 99-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green bad pass
OT 4:28 · BOS 87-87 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
OT 2:15 · BOS 89-91 MIA
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball turnover
2OT 2:36 · BOS 95-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:01 · BOS 22-30 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:07 · BOS 87-87 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 0:25 · BOS 87-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:49 · BOS 83-81 MIA
- Turnover
Ray Allen offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
OT 0:47 · BOS 93-93 MIA
- Turnover
Ray Allen turnover
OT 0:47 · BOS 93-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
