⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+2Q130-24
+5Q224-19
+11Q335-24
-12Q422-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Key battles
20Points off turnovers9
12Blocks5
15Free throws made30
4Threes made7
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
