⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
0Q128-26
+7Q229-20
+13Q327-12
+5Q428-22
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 19-6 off them
Key battles
11Threes made2
19Points off turnovers6
44%Three-point accuracy22%
2Blocks6
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
