⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 8:34 · MIA 41-26 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:56 · MIA 89-79 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James Offensive Foul
Q4 2:04 · MIA 91-85 GS
- Turnover
Mike James Foul
Q4 2:04 · MIA 91-85 GS
- Missed FT
Malik Allen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:17 · MIA 92-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:43 · MIA 83-79 GS
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:43 · MIA 83-79 GS
- Turnover
Jason Richardson Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 0:18 · MIA 98-92 GS
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
