⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 28- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-12 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:03 · MIA 69-69 POR
- Lead
Quentin Richardson hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:57 · MIA 92-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 6:24 · MIA 59-69 POR
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 23-foot three jumper, Brandon Roy with the assist
Q4 2:28 · MIA 92-92 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 2:28 · MIA 92-99 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Andre Miller flagrant foul type 1 (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q3 4:03 · MIA 59-69 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIA 95-100 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
