⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:02 · MIA 8-3 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:27 · MIA 49-51 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:05 · MIA 9-10 GS
- Turnover
Jason Williams turnover
Q4 4:28 · MIA 92-99 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:03 · MIA 19-27 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q4 10:26 · MIA 83-97 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIA 100-106 GS
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIA 103-107 GS
- Missed FT
Troy Murphy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIA 106-110 GS
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
