⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:45 · MIA 11-4 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:52 · MIA 27-16 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 10:34 · MIA 37-21 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 4:59 · MIA 91-84 BOS
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 3:38 · MIA 91-89 BOS
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIA 103-98 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:19 · MIA 91-89 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIA 94-90 BOS
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIA 94-90 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIA 97-92 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 22 | Blocks | 19 |
