⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 3:53 · BOS 31-19 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:05 · BOS 72-65 MIA
- Go-ahead
Avery Bradley hit a 24-foot three jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
Q4 1:49 · BOS 103-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · BOS 99-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · BOS 99-96 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 2:25 · BOS 100-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:02 · BOS 59-61 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:58 · BOS 96-92 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:56 · BOS 100-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:22 · BOS 48-37 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade possession lost ball turnoverCourtney Lee
Q4 3:56 · BOS 99-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
