⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 20-0 run took them from 3 down to 17 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:25 · MIA 75-75 HOU
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 3 down to 17 up
Q4 8:45 · MIA 101-84 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 1:30 · MIA 109-87 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 11:41 · MIA 32-47 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:12 · MIA 71-75 HOU
- Turnover
Montrezl Harrell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:52 · MIA 90-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
