⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:48 · OKC 84-78 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 4:39 · OKC 105-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:58 · OKC 14-21 MIA
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul. Lewis's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:06 · OKC 46-52 MIA
- Missed FT
Danny Fortson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:09 · OKC 98-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:47 · OKC 2-8 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 2:39 · OKC 46-57 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 7:37 · OKC 93-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · OKC 100-97 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:03 · OKC 100-97 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:43 · OKC 105-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
