⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 5
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 2:45 · GS 31-25 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:30 · GS 88-79 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Klay Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · GS 107-99 MIA
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · GS 111-103 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 8:55 · GS 8-15 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:24 · GS 43-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Luol Deng technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:13 · GS 7-11 MIA
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
