⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:49 · MIA 46-52 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up
Q1 1:15 · MIA 24-31 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:06 · MIA 29-39 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 6:36 · MIA 54-73 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
