⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 27-19 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 8:08 · BOS 20-5 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 2:39 · BOS 61-41 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:42 · BOS 6-4 MIA
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q1 1:09 · BOS 32-20 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:14 · BOS 107-97 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
