⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 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, 7 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 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:56 · BOS 43-39 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 6:00 · BOS 83-70 MIA
- Ties it
Jaylen Brown hit a 30-foot threeer, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:02 · BOS 110-110 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 4:03 · BOS 97-100 MIA
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · BOS 100-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 9:21 · BOS 91-96 MIA
- Lead
Bam Adebayo hit a 11-foot two point shot
OT 2:57 · BOS 112-114 MIA
- Lead
Jimmy Butler hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot
OT 1:45 · BOS 114-116 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:00 · BOS 110-110 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
OT 4:44 · BOS 110-110 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro turnover
OT 2:19 · BOS 114-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
