⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:22 · MIA 22-16 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q4 4:09 · MIA 106-73 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
