⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-10Q125-33
+15Q231-15
+12Q332-17
0Q423-20
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 30
Key battles
3Blocks0
32Points off turnovers17
6Threes made3
27Assists17
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
