⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+6Q125-17
-12Q218-30
+12Q324-14
+6Q429-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
31%Three-point accuracy13%
4Threes made1
27Points off turnovers15
10Steals5
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 5:18 · CLE 67-59 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:00 · CLE 43-53 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
