⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses technical free throw
Q1 0:56 · MIA 23-24 HOU
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:05 · MIA 88-84 HOU
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal lost ball
Q4 3:19 · MIA 88-84 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:41 · MIA 35-37 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 4:18 · MIA 88-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIA 90-86 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
