⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:13 · MIA 81-79 HOU
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:43 · MIA 86-83 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:43 · MIA 91-83 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:18 · MIA 50-57 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIA 81-79 HOU
- Turnover
Chase Budinger lost ball
Q4 2:25 · MIA 86-83 HOU
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:50 · MIA 93-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
