⏱️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 third 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:33 · MIA 75-76 CLE
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:18 · MIA 82-81 CLE
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a driving layup
Q4 0:46 · MIA 86-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIA 89-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIA 90-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIA 90-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Daniel Gibson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Drew Gooden with the assist
Q4 1:37 · MIA 82-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · MIA 84-84 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · MIA 84-84 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · MIA 87-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 9 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
