⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:03 · MIA 32-33 OKC
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 2:50 · MIA 97-94 OKC
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:34 · MIA 97-94 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 4:05 · MIA 92-94 OKC
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIA 103-98 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:33 · MIA 2-9 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 4:58 · MIA 12-27 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:54 · MIA 92-94 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 2:34 · MIA 97-94 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball
Q4 0:08 · MIA 104-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
