⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 48
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:02 · SA 8-4 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 2:27 · SA 86-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · SA 86-81 MIA
- Missed FT
Jonathon Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · SA 91-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Patty Mills
Q4 2:27 · SA 86-79 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:26 · SA 94-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · SA 85-74 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Richardson bad pass
Q4 0:26 · SA 89-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
