⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 39
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:50 · MIA 16-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 7:33 · MIA 54-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Milt Palacio.
Q4 2:35 · MIA 76-68 CLE
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · MIA 84-77 CLE
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · MIA 84-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dajuan Wagner missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:20 · MIA 52-46 CLE
- Missed FT
Dajuan Wagner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:17 · MIA 76-69 CLE
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · MIA 84-76 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
