⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
- A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 5:20 · CLE 50-34 MIA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 23
Q3 9:57 · CLE 71-48 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 6:20 · CLE 95-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ryan Hollins and Dwyane Wade
Q1 5:45 · CLE 13-10 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 2:13 · CLE 50-42 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:45 · CLE 72-67 MIA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
LeBron James defensive goaltending
Q4 4:48 · CLE 89-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
