⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-8Q121-30
-1Q220-22
+6Q323-16
+4Q423-19
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fourteen from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
21%Three-point accuracy58%
24Free throws made12
3Threes made7
14Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
