⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a three jumper, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 0:56 · POR 88-88 MIA
- Winner
Wesley Matthews hit a 24-foot
Q4 0:26 · POR 91-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · POR 79-82 MIA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · POR 84-87 MIA
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · POR 91-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 6:11 · POR 12-18 MIA
- Lead
Chris Bosh hit a dunk, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:43 · POR 88-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 1:59 · POR 38-46 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:05 · POR 79-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:05 · POR 85-88 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
