⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+3Q119-15
-2Q218-22
+9Q323-9
-3Q421-25
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 15-6 off them
Key battles
15Points off turnovers6
21Assists11
7Turnovers14
6Threes made3
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
