⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers 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
- Go-ahead
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 1:35 · MIA 89-88 CLE
- Go-ahead
Udonis Haslem hit a two point shot
Q4 1:05 · MIA 91-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:35 · MIA 89-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MIA 91-90 CLE
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 0:06 · MIA 91-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:48 · MIA 65-63 CLE
- Go-ahead
Daniel Gibson hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:45 · MIA 87-88 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIA 91-92 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
