⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 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, 48 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
- A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 8:04 · MIA 77-95 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:38 · MIA 102-112 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 4:12 · MIA 30-42 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q1 1:41 · MIA 33-56 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q2 2:38 · MIA 57-84 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 24 | Threes made | 21 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 34 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
