⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Smush Parker made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Q4 2:05 · CLE 70-70 MIA
- Winner
Smush Parker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:05 · CLE 71-70 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 4:09 · CLE 73-70 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:26 · CLE 12-12 MIA
- Turnover
Milt Palacio Offensive Foul
Q4 3:40 · CLE 66-70 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyrone Hill missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · CLE 73-72 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:35 · CLE 12-14 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Best missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 4:37 · CLE 63-68 MIA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Tyrone Hill.
Q4 3:44 · CLE 66-70 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
