⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:22 · MIA 34-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 4:54 · MIA 46-40 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:45 · MIA 13-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:30 · MIA 102-90 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
