⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-7Q123-31
-9Q217-27
+1Q319-18
-3Q426-27
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 22 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy50%
26Free throws made11
8Points off turnovers18
13Assists25
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
