⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 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
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:58 · MIA 53-55 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 1:09 · MIA 105-105 BOS
- Ties it
Goran Dragic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Bam Adebayo with the assist
Q4 0:13 · MIA 105-105 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 4:06 · MIA 95-105 BOS
- Winner
Payton Pritchard hit a tip shot
Q4 0:00 · MIA 105-107 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
