⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:25 · BOS 12-2 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 11:48 · BOS 59-50 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 2:52 · BOS 84-63 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford bad pass
Q4 1:16 · BOS 105-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:26 · BOS 92-79 MIA
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Al Horford
Q4 1:16 · BOS 105-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:56 · BOS 101-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · BOS 103-95 MIA
- Turnover
Justise Winslow lost ball turnover
Q4 0:48 · BOS 105-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
