⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+17Q129-14
-6Q222-28
-13Q314-27
+8Q423-14
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 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, six of twelve from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy22%
12Fast break points5
9Turnovers19
6Threes made2
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
