⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth 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
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:50 · OKC 51-54 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 1:08 · OKC 78-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Russell Westbrook and Shane Battier
Q2 0:31 · OKC 47-54 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:59 · OKC 24-37 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
