⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:06 · BOS 29-22 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q3 7:04 · BOS 74-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Smart offensive foul
Q4 3:22 · BOS 96-98 MIA
- Turnover
Marcus Smart turnover
Q4 3:22 · BOS 96-98 MIA
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 0:33 · BOS 98-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:07 · BOS 52-55 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:43 · BOS 56-65 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · BOS 96-98 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:16 · BOS 98-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · BOS 98-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
