⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 31 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 5:10 · BOS 57-47 MIA
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Gabe Vincent
Q4 0:44 · BOS 112-120 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum bad pass
Q4 2:58 · BOS 109-114 MIA
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BOS 110-114 MIA
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum traveling
Q4 1:57 · BOS 110-117 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:33 · BOS 71-68 MIA
- Steal
Jimmy Butler stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 2:58 · BOS 109-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:29 · BOS 109-114 MIA
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent bad pass
Q4 0:44 · BOS 112-120 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BOS 116-122 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
