⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 4:52 · POR 39-38 MIA
- Lead
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:35 · POR 93-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews step out of bounds turnover
OT 4:24 · POR 93-95 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:11 · POR 93-97 MIA
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge traveling
OT 0:34 · POR 100-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:37 · POR 28-36 MIA
- Ties it
James Jones hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · POR 91-91 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 20-foot two point shot
OT 4:45 · POR 93-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 1:35 · POR 20-25 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · POR 86-82 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
OT 4:11 · POR 93-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
