⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-13 off them- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 42
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:33 · MIA 11-7 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:14 · MIA 64-64 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 6:26 · MIA 106-99 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Goran Dragic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · MIA 71-72 POR
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:07 · MIA 104-99 POR
- Goaltend
Hassan Whiteside defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:00 · MIA 110-104 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 2:35 · MIA 23-35 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · MIA 82-86 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:00 · MIA 110-106 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIA 112-106 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
