⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:05 · MIA 63-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Duncan Robinson traveling
Q4 2:48 · MIA 105-98 BOS
- Turnover
Goran Dragic traveling
Q4 0:18 · MIA 109-103 BOS
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIA 110-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:40 · MIA 68-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Theis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:41 · MIA 102-98 BOS
- Turnover
Daniel Theis traveling
Q4 2:04 · MIA 105-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · MIA 108-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
