⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+11Q124-12
-1Q221-20
+7Q329-20
+1Q419-17
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy10%
7Threes made1
48%Shooting from the field30%
9Offensive rebounds16
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
