⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 5 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, 22 rebounds to 12
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:37 · CLE 35-28 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:32 · CLE 67-60 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:54 · CLE 78-70 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Blount misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:05 · CLE 78-73 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 0:28 · CLE 80-73 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
