⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 10:36 · MIA 18-4 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kasparas Jakucionis offensive foul
Q4 2:46 · MIA 107-109 BOS
- Turnover
Kasparas Jakucionis offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:46 · MIA 107-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:12 · MIA 38-34 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:04 · MIA 93-87 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
