⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:44 · MIA 10-4 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:46 · MIA 71-67 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:11 · MIA 84-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · MIA 84-79 OKC
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:58 · MIA 86-81 OKC
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIA 88-85 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:33 · MIA 51-60 OKC
- Steal
Thabo Sefolosha stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:58 · MIA 86-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:37 · MIA 81-77 OKC
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball
Q4 3:50 · MIA 81-77 OKC
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:15 · MIA 89-85 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
