⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:35 · OKC 55-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 8:18 · OKC 62-53 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:15 · OKC 91-83 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
