⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 3:31 · SA 32-18 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 1:20 · SA 111-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patty Mills misses technical free throw
Q4 7:47 · SA 90-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:09 · SA 59-51 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mario Chalmers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:47 · SA 90-77 MIA
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:47 · SA 90-77 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 7:22 · SA 91-77 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
