⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth 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
Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:52 · CLE 12-3 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:08 · CLE 36-29 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 3:38 · CLE 56-38 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · CLE 110-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · CLE 112-107 MIA
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CLE 112-107 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:11 · CLE 95-87 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:16 · CLE 108-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lane violation
Q4 1:20 · CLE 110-103 MIA
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal lost ball
Q4 1:16 · CLE 110-103 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 0:55 · CLE 110-103 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
