⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 6:37 · MIA 53-36 OKC
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 25
Q3 6:31 · MIA 88-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Derek Fisher flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q3 4:46 · MIA 77-63 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
