⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 23 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 19-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:11 · BOS 61-65 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 10:49 · BOS 77-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:56 · BOS 24-45 MIA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marcus Smart and Goran Dragic
Q3 0:00 · BOS 63-67 MIA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Evan Turner and Udonis Haslem
Q3 0:00 · BOS 63-67 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 7:35 · BOS 9-25 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q1 3:28 · BOS 13-35 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 9:40 · BOS 22-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:01 · BOS 85-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:01 · BOS 89-81 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
