⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their four
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:48 · MIA 12-6 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:56 · MIA 37-38 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 8:48 · MIA 57-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:46 · MIA 82-84 OKC
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:02 · MIA 82-84 OKC
- Turnover
Brian Grant Lost Ball. Stolen by Ansu Sesay.
Q4 0:33 · MIA 82-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:09 · MIA 18-28 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:27 · MIA 62-63 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Offensive Foul
Q4 3:57 · MIA 75-79 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Foul
Q4 3:57 · MIA 75-79 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 71% |
| 2 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
