⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 14 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
+14Q134-21
-3Q221-23
-4Q316-21
-12Q414-27
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them
Key battles
7Fast break points0
13%Three-point accuracy38%
5Steals13
2Threes made6
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
