⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q1 0:30 · BOS 35-24 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 3:54 · BOS 79-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown traveling
Q4 4:46 · BOS 98-94 MIA
- Turnover
Marcus Smart lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · BOS 100-100 MIA
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum turnover
Q4 1:38 · BOS 100-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:26 · BOS 2-9 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 6:09 · BOS 42-47 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 3:33 · BOS 100-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler offensive foul
Q4 4:06 · BOS 98-96 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler turnover
Q4 4:06 · BOS 98-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · BOS 100-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
