⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 43 from three
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:55 · BOS 59-55 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · BOS 99-107 MIA
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass
Q4 0:46 · BOS 99-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 5:54 · BOS 70-82 MIA
- Steal
Haywood Highsmith stole it from Jaylen Brown
Q4 0:46 · BOS 99-107 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 23 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
