⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-12Q116-24
+2Q226-25
+6Q327-19
-1Q419-20
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 29- Made two threes to their eight
Key battles
8Threes made2
33%Three-point accuracy17%
16Offensive rebounds8
11Fast break points6
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
