⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up 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.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Hassan Whiteside flagrant foul type 1 (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul)
Q3 2:38 · MIA 65-75 BOS
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:49 · MIA 67-77 BOS
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MIA 93-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:34 · MIA 10-17 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Thomas flagrant foul type 2 (Justise Winslow draws the foul)
Q4 3:01 · MIA 85-97 BOS
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses technical free throw
Q4 0:32 · MIA 93-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
