⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth 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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:54 · BOS 68-83 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 11:12 · BOS 96-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 119-127 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:05 · BOS 8-19 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 2:40 · BOS 46-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · BOS 119-127 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
