⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+9Q127-18
+7Q222-15
-3Q323-21
-7Q421-26
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first 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 Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
26Free throws made8
9Threes made2
60%Three-point accuracy29%
15Offensive rebounds7
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
