⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:24 · MIA 84-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · MIA 90-84 CLE
- Turnover
Antoine Walker bad pass
Q4 0:44 · MIA 92-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 95-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Zydrunas Ilgauskas stole it from Antoine Walker
Q4 0:44 · MIA 92-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · MIA 84-77 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:15 · MIA 95-90 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 95-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
