⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:30 · CLE 83-83 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · CLE 83-83 MIA
- Ties it
Drew Gooden hit a layup, LeBron James with the assist
OT 3:48 · CLE 85-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden turnover
OT 1:45 · CLE 87-85 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 0:27 · CLE 87-90 MIA
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
OT 0:05 · CLE 90-93 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 8:48 · CLE 30-38 MIA
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal hit a 10-foot two point shot, Eddie Jones with the assist
OT 4:45 · CLE 83-85 MIA
- Winner
Jason Kapono hit a 25-foot three jumper, Eddie Jones with the assist
OT 1:23 · CLE 87-88 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams offensive foul (Scot Pollard draws the foul)
Q4 0:49 · CLE 81-83 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Williams turnover
Q4 0:49 · CLE 81-83 MIA
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal bad pass
OT 3:55 · CLE 83-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
