⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:06 · HOU 41-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:19 · HOU 45-55 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:37 · HOU 41-53 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 7:58 · HOU 47-64 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · HOU 85-93 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 1:27 · HOU 85-93 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem turnover
Q4 0:31 · HOU 92-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
