⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fourteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:02 · MIA 15-8 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · MIA 86-93 POR
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:52 · MIA 86-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 1:31 · MIA 49-55 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Lost Ball. Stolen by Udonis Haslem.
Q4 2:05 · MIA 82-90 POR
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:02 · MIA 86-93 POR
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · MIA 88-94 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
