⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh offensive foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · MIA 91-98 POR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIA 91-98 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:39 · MIA 39-45 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:12 · MIA 15-21 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |








