⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:52 · BOS 14-5 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:28 · BOS 86-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · BOS 86-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 9 down to 8 up
Q3 7:14 · BOS 53-61 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:16 · BOS 60-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · BOS 84-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 22 | Blocks | 16 |
