⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 22-9 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to four
- Went cold from three, six of 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIA 80-84 OKC
- Turnover
Luol Deng bad pass
Q4 1:51 · MIA 82-89 OKC
- Turnover
Norris Cole steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:20 · MIA 86-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 6:13 · MIA 40-46 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 9:38 · MIA 57-62 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:54 · MIA 83-93 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka 3 second turnover
Q4 3:19 · MIA 82-84 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIA 86-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIA 86-93 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
