⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to six
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 15
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:28 · MIA 63-64 SA
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Kawhi Leonard
Q4 0:58 · MIA 97-101 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Justise Winslow possession lost ball turnoverManu Ginobili
Q4 4:24 · MIA 91-94 SA
- Turnover
Dion Waiters Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 2:38 · MIA 95-98 SA
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · MIA 99-103 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · MIA 3-10 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 11:14 · MIA 21-34 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Hassan Whiteside
Q4 0:31 · MIA 99-103 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · MIA 95-99 SA
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 0:58 · MIA 97-101 SA
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIA 99-103 SA
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
