⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 1:30 · MIA 38-20 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 8:03 · MIA 79-67 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:44 · MIA 92-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:44 · MIA 116-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:39 · MIA 64-55 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Parker technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:32 · MIA 86-72 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
