⏱️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
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 4:48 · BOS 23-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:55 · BOS 96-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:10 · BOS 76-74 MIA
- Turnover
Derrick White bad pass
Q4 3:33 · BOS 109-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · BOS 111-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 6:03 · BOS 13-26 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · BOS 109-101 MIA
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:56 · BOS 112-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
