⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+8Q125-19
+3Q221-18
-3Q324-28
+1Q418-18
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
Key battles
9Threes made4
4Steals9
3Blocks6
56%Three-point accuracy40%
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
