⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 33-9 off them- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 30
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 13
Q2 1:30 · BOS 49-62 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:05 · BOS 80-89 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:17 · BOS 92-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:46 · BOS 92-96 MIA
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 1:09 · BOS 92-98 MIA
- Turnover
Grant Williams bad pass
Q4 0:42 · BOS 94-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 9:18 · BOS 4-16 MIA
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 1:09 · BOS 92-98 MIA
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Grant Williams
Q4 0:42 · BOS 94-101 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 4:33 · BOS 87-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · BOS 94-100 MIA
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BOS 100-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 19 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
