⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:00 · SA 28-11 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 7:31 · SA 82-58 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q3 0:57 · SA 99-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Parker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:00 · SA 82-63 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:10 · SA 58-47 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:37 · SA 82-67 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Erick Dampier flagrant foul type 2 (Tony Parker draws the foul)
Q3 2:13 · SA 87-69 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
