⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 34-18 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 7:48 · OKC 22-13 MIA
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:01 · OKC 99-102 MIA
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 19-foot jumper, Jeff Green with the assist
Q4 0:34 · OKC 103-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · OKC 97-100 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:08 · OKC 97-100 MIA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:02 · OKC 103-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:54 · OKC 26-24 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:28 · OKC 53-55 MIA
- Winner
Eddie House hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:22 · OKC 103-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:19 · OKC 97-100 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:01 · OKC 99-102 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 103-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
