⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 22 threes to their twelve- Lived at the line, sixteen free throws to their six
- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
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 from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:39 · BOS 14-0 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:37 · BOS 48-30 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 32
Q3 3:28 · BOS 89-57 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 8:10 · BOS 17-10 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:44 · BOS 26-23 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 5:35 · BOS 103-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Caleb Martin and Jaylen Brown
Q4 0:59 · BOS 110-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 22 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
