⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 35 from three
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:06 · BOS 41-40 MIA
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 2:36 · BOS 99-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · BOS 99-99 MIA
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · BOS 99-99 MIA
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:48 · BOS 99-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a driving layup
Q4 2:06 · BOS 99-101 MIA
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 1:48 · BOS 99-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · BOS 99-99 MIA
- Missed FT
P.J. Tucker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · BOS 99-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |