⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 2:42 · CLE 97-96 MIA
- Steal
Damon Jones stole it from Shandon Anderson
Q4 1:30 · CLE 97-96 MIA
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 8-foot running jumper
Q4 1:13 · CLE 101-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · CLE 103-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:00 · CLE 11-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 2:21 · CLE 43-51 MIA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 3-foot running jumper
Q4 3:00 · CLE 95-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shandon Anderson bad pass
Q4 1:30 · CLE 97-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
