⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:51 · MIA 12-5 BOS
- Steal
Chris Andersen stole it from Rajon Rondo
Q4 2:35 · MIA 84-86 BOS
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 1:52 · MIA 88-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:20 · MIA 84-84 BOS
- Turnover
Norris Cole bad pass
Q4 2:43 · MIA 84-86 BOS
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIA 93-86 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Jared Sullinger stole it from Norris Cole
Q4 2:43 · MIA 84-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · MIA 84-86 BOS
- Turnover
Jeff Green out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · MIA 88-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MIA 90-86 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
