⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 19
- Went cold from three, three of eighteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:11 · MIA 18-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:15 · MIA 56-42 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 9:03 · MIA 85-65 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:45 · MIA 45-37 OKC
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:54 · MIA 105-100 OKC
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:50 · MIA 107-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:14 · MIA 39-35 OKC
- Steal
Chris Wilcox stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:50 · MIA 107-102 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Wilks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · MIA 111-104 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Wilks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:34 · MIA 111-104 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
