⏱️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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 18-7 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 32
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:50 · POR 36-30 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robin Lopez bad pass
Q4 3:53 · POR 96-96 MIA
- Goaltend
LaMarcus Aldridge defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:00 · POR 98-98 MIA
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 2:46 · POR 98-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:04 · POR 3-11 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:54 · POR 71-75 MIA
- Winner
Chris Bosh hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:00 · POR 107-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · POR 61-58 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · POR 98-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
