⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 4:31 · MIA 31-22 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 6:54 · MIA 54-38 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · MIA 95-99 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:46 · MIA 95-101 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:40 · MIA 60-57 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 4:16 · MIA 82-88 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q4 4:30 · MIA 97-111 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
