⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 24-9 off them
- They shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:45 · SA 16-8 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:06 · SA 36-28 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:20 · SA 85-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · SA 90-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · SA 90-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · SA 92-84 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Allen Lost Ball
Q4 4:05 · SA 79-76 MIA
- Turnover
Wesley Person Bad Pass. Stolen by Emmanuel Ginobili.
Q4 0:33 · SA 92-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
