⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their fourteen- Went cold from three, seven of 35
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:59 · MIA 76-79 BOS
- Lead
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:03 · MIA 103-102 BOS
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:03 · MIA 102-102 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Bam Adebayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:37 · MIA 83-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · MIA 90-98 BOS
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · MIA 97-100 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 5:20 · MIA 65-78 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:37 · MIA 83-90 BOS
- Winner
Derrick White hit a tip shot
Q4 0:00 · MIA 103-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · MIA 97-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIA 100-101 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |