⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made one threes to their seven- They shot well above their usual, seven of ten from three
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 1:35 · CLE 33-19 MIA
- Winner
Dajuan Wagner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kevin Ollie.
Q4 0:07 · CLE 94-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:49 · CLE 92-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James Offensive Foul
Q4 0:58 · CLE 92-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James Foul
Q4 0:58 · CLE 92-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:00 · CLE 33-32 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:34 · CLE 65-74 MIA
- Go-ahead
Malik Allen made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Q4 0:35 · CLE 92-93 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 70% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
