⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-1Q128-26
0Q214-13
+5Q326-19
+21Q441-19
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 19-10 off them
Key battles
13Blocks1
12Steals5
19Points off turnovers10
30%Three-point accuracy19%
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 1 |
