⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 12 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 2:58 · MIA 76-69 POR
- Steal
Jason Williams stole it from Brandon Roy
Q4 1:45 · MIA 88-90 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:51 · MIA 16-14 POR
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 0:17 · MIA 91-96 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:07 · MIA 16-22 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 9:37 · MIA 78-88 POR
- Steal
Travis Outlaw stole it from Jason Williams
Q4 0:17 · MIA 91-96 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Martell Webster misses technical free throw
Q1 3:51 · MIA 16-14 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy lost ball
Q4 1:45 · MIA 88-90 POR
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · MIA 91-95 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
