⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-9Q118-24
+6Q222-11
+12Q329-16
-6Q419-27
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 28-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
Key battles
26Free throws made8
28Points off turnovers10
13Steals4
9Blocks4
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
