⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:11 · OKC 14-8 MIA
- Ties it
Chris Wilcox hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · OKC 95-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 4:31 · OKC 91-93 MIA
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:18 · OKC 97-102 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 2:50 · OKC 93-95 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a driving layup
Q4 2:15 · OKC 95-97 MIA
- Steal
Jason Kapono stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 0:18 · OKC 97-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:11 · OKC 37-35 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · OKC 97-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 100-105 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
