⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 20-12 off them- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:30 · BOS 28-28 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 10:48 · BOS 57-52 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q4 7:39 · BOS 99-87 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:32 · BOS 2-8 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:13 · BOS 8-20 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 1:15 · BOS 74-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 3:11 · BOS 90-84 MIA
- Turnover
Luol Deng possession lost ball turnoverJared Sullinger
Q4 2:56 · BOS 90-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 12 |
