⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 37
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
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q1 1:31 · BOS 16-21 MIA
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 0:37 · BOS 83-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · BOS 83-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 3:03 · BOS 38-57 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 6:16 · BOS 56-78 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:55 · BOS 81-88 MIA
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · BOS 83-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · BOS 84-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
