⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:52 · MIA 54-43 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 3:51 · MIA 109-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norris Cole misses technical free throw
Q2 3:14 · MIA 56-45 CLE
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:16 · MIA 78-67 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIA 109-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Brown technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:14 · MIA 56-45 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · MIA 98-100 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · MIA 106-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
