⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+18Q131-13
-9Q220-28
-2Q323-25
+8Q427-17
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy21%
1Steals6
4Blocks1
12Turnovers6
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
