⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bam Adebayo flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:04 · MIA 78-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q4 5:04 · MIA 78-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 4:59 · MIA 14-29 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 0:50 · MIA 36-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul
Q4 5:04 · MIA 78-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
