⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 17-3 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:07 · BOS 74-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Joe Mazzulla technical foul
Q2 5:42 · BOS 31-44 MIA
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q3 2:03 · BOS 77-83 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:27 · BOS 17-25 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 11:12 · BOS 47-69 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:13 · BOS 95-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Davion Mitchell technical foul
Q2 4:00 · BOS 36-48 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
