⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:18 · OKC 89-94 MIA
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:53 · OKC 89-94 MIA
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 0:43 · OKC 93-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · OKC 86-92 MIA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 2:15 · OKC 89-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q1 8:45 · OKC 2-18 MIA
- Steal
Mario Chalmers stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:15 · OKC 89-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:18 · OKC 89-94 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:53 · OKC 89-94 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:43 · OKC 93-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
