⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
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
- Steal
Mario Chalmers stole it from Earl Watson
Q4 1:20 · MIA 99-93 OKC
- Steal
Yakhouba Diawara stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:06 · MIA 101-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:25 · MIA 97-91 OKC
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:06 · MIA 97-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · MIA 97-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:37 · MIA 85-80 OKC
- Steal
Jeff Green stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:25 · MIA 97-91 OKC
- Steal
Earl Watson stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:06 · MIA 97-91 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIA 93-90 OKC
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 1:20 · MIA 99-93 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 1:06 · MIA 101-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
