⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:51 · CLE 21-12 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 0:49 · CLE 74-57 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 6:54 · CLE 89-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 0:04 · CLE 44-33 MIA
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses technical free throw
Q4 11:47 · CLE 69-57 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
