⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:48 · MIA 92-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q3 4:18 · MIA 70-67 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:50 · MIA 94-86 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:19 · MIA 94-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:31 · MIA 15-16 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q3 10:45 · MIA 54-51 CLE
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:18 · MIA 70-67 CLE
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao double dribble
Q4 3:17 · MIA 94-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
