⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:00 · MIA 20-21 SA
- Steal
Udonis Haslem stole it from Roger Mason
Q4 2:00 · MIA 81-84 SA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 1:36 · MIA 81-84 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:39 · MIA 77-80 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili discontinue dribble
Q4 2:55 · MIA 81-84 SA
- Turnover
Roger Mason bad pass
Q4 2:00 · MIA 81-84 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:36 · MIA 81-84 SA
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
