⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:01 · GS 87-84 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:01 · GS 100-101 MIA
- Go-ahead
Stephen Curry hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 0:14 · GS 109-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball turnover
Q4 4:39 · GS 96-101 MIA
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · GS 102-104 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:54 · GS 10-17 MIA
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:58 · GS 105-107 MIA
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 27-foot
Q4 0:00 · GS 110-111 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:33 · GS 98-101 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh bad pass
Q4 1:44 · GS 103-104 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · GS 107-108 MIA
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
