⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
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
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:55 · MIA 84-88 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIA 84-88 BOS
- Turnover
Josh Richardson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:18 · MIA 86-90 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:16 · MIA 9-15 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:14 · MIA 30-35 BOS
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Josh Richardson
Q4 1:18 · MIA 86-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Al Horford flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:24 · MIA 40-45 BOS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 1:55 · MIA 84-88 BOS
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIA 90-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 9 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Steals | 12 |
| 23 | Blocks | 14 |
