⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- A 22-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 28 in the first quarter
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
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 28
Q1 1:21 · MIA 43-15 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q4 9:30 · MIA 91-68 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 4:35 · MIA 99-69 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Alonzo Mourning flagrant foul type 1 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q2 1:23 · MIA 52-27 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 1:53 · MIA 52-33 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 8:52 · MIA 60-44 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
