⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of 22 from three
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:04 · MIA 20-6 OKC
- Winner
Rafer Alston made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 1:49 · MIA 73-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Ronald Murray.
Q4 4:03 · MIA 69-66 OKC
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:03 · MIA 69-70 OKC
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · MIA 81-74 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:47 · MIA 50-47 OKC
- Lead
Rashard Lewis made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ronald Murray.
Q4 2:49 · MIA 70-72 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:48 · MIA 69-66 OKC
- Turnover
Jerome James Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 2:09 · MIA 70-72 OKC
- Turnover
Ronald Murray Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.
Q4 1:31 · MIA 73-72 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
