⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 41 from three
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the second quarter
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 cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:15 · MIA 52-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:00 · MIA 64-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 6:01 · MIA 31-46 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 2:07 · MIA 56-72 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:17 · MIA 46-62 BOS
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:30 · MIA 55-64 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
