⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:03 · MIA 29-22 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:26 · MIA 75-77 HOU
- Go-ahead
Eddie Jones made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Allen.
OT 0:42 · MIA 100-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
OT 2:16 · MIA 93-95 HOU
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
OT 0:10 · MIA 100-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 4:43 · MIA 19-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 7:52 · MIA 35-40 HOU
- Ties it
Steve Francis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · MIA 91-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Offensive Goaltending
Q4 2:31 · MIA 81-83 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · MIA 87-86 HOU
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · MIA 87-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
