⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 24-8 off them- A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 11:22 · OKC 16-0 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q1 3:20 · OKC 36-12 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Desmond Mason Double Technical Foul. Vladimir Stepania gains possession.
Q2 7:30 · OKC 40-18 MIA
- Technical
Gary Payton Double Technical Foul. Caron Butler gains possession.
Q3 3:47 · OKC 60-45 MIA
- Technical
Reggie Evans Double Technical Foul. Vladimir Stepania gains possession.
Q3 1:36 · OKC 64-47 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Travis Best Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 6:24 · OKC 81-62 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
