⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 6:15 · CLE 85-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball
Q4 2:02 · CLE 85-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:43 · CLE 85-81 MIA
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson lost ball
Q4 0:21 · CLE 90-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:31 · CLE 15-13 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:07 · CLE 49-53 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:24 · CLE 53-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 4:05 · CLE 82-77 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem traveling
Q4 3:47 · CLE 84-77 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 3:14 · CLE 84-77 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
