⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:59 · POR 14-6 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:30 · POR 82-86 MIA
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 0:23 · POR 92-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Qyntel Woods missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · POR 83-89 MIA
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 1:39 · POR 86-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 2:40 · POR 46-49 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 6:56 · POR 57-60 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 2:31 · POR 61-75 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brian Grant Lost Ball. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 0:56 · POR 88-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
