⏱️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 Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 30 from three
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy34%
6Threes made11
13Fast break points20
16Assists22
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 3:29 · MIA 17-24 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:20 · MIA 96-98 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:11 · MIA 7-20 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 2:08 · MIA 17-34 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:17 · MIA 79-90 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 0:50 · MIA 93-98 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown turnover
Q4 0:50 · MIA 93-98 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |