⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 40
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:37 · HOU 46-56 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Double Technical Foul. Eddie House gains possession.
Q4 4:28 · HOU 71-79 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:19 · HOU 4-14 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:18 · HOU 18-32 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
