⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 2:36 · MIA 9-12 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alonzo Gee out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · MIA 72-67 CLE
- Missed FT
Alonzo Gee misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:21 · MIA 77-72 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
