⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-12Q128-36
+4Q220-17
+4Q328-27
-2Q425-29
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first 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
They went cold, nine of 37 from three
Key battles
2Blocks8
11Steals5
15Assists24
24%Three-point accuracy36%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:46 · MIA 0-8 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · MIA 98-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
