⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+11Q129-19
-1Q226-26
+6Q329-22
-2Q414-13
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 27-17 off them
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy13%
6Threes made1
8Fast break points20
7Steals15
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant double technical foul
Q4 7:13 · OKC 88-70 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
