⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 17
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:27 · BOS 61-67 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:14 · BOS 69-70 MIA
- Winner
Derrick White hit a 23-foot threeer, Nikola Vucevic with the assist
Q4 1:31 · BOS 98-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:54 · BOS 93-94 MIA
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass turnover
Q4 1:04 · BOS 98-96 MIA
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown offensive foul
Q4 0:40 · BOS 98-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:44 · BOS 0-9 MIA
- Steal
Andrew Wiggins stole it from Jaylen Brown
Q4 1:04 · BOS 98-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass turnover
Q4 1:19 · BOS 98-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| BOS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
