⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
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
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:43 · MIA 91-91 OKC
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a dunk, Goran Dragic with the assist
Q4 2:39 · MIA 93-91 OKC
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · MIA 95-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · MIA 89-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a 26-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 1:31 · MIA 93-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · MIA 89-91 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · MIA 91-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:04 · MIA 93-92 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
