⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, five of nineteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:22 · MIA 36-38 OKC
- Winner
James Posey hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:19 · MIA 88-87 OKC
- Steal
Udonis Haslem stole it from Damien Wilkins
Q4 0:04 · MIA 88-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem lost ball
Q4 4:43 · MIA 79-83 OKC
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 3:48 · MIA 79-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · MIA 82-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:40 · MIA 11-21 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:00 · MIA 74-79 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MIA 83-86 OKC
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIA 85-87 OKC
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins lost ball
Q4 0:04 · MIA 88-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
