⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 10:42 · BOS 14-2 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 8:04 · BOS 59-49 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:55 · BOS 23-19 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:04 · BOS 25-27 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:26 · BOS 84-81 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro bad pass
Q4 4:52 · BOS 121-115 MIA
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:24 · BOS 132-121 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 22 | Threes made | 18 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
