⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28- A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 11:03 · SA 66-49 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 3:39 · SA 84-61 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 34
Q3 0:04 · SA 96-62 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Quentin Richardson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:40 · SA 57-47 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
