⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-8Q111-18
-8Q222-29
+1Q321-24
-8Q411-19
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 29
Key battles
4Blocks9
11Free throws made19
16Assists25
10Steals6
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
