⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+1Q123-22
-3Q212-15
-3Q318-18
-2Q420-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
11%Three-point accuracy25%
10Offensive rebounds6
5Fast break points8
5Steals8
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 1 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
