⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, seven of 29 from three- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 4:18 · BOS 99-99 MIA
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:20 · BOS 102-101 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · BOS 106-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:11 · BOS 3-10 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 7:31 · BOS 97-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:29 · BOS 104-101 MIA
- Missed FT
James Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · BOS 108-106 MIA
- Goaltend
Hassan Whiteside defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:20 · BOS 110-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
