⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21 in the second 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 cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:50 · MIA 51-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 3:18 · MIA 17-31 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 21
Q2 9:45 · MIA 29-50 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 2:39 · MIA 67-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses technical free throw
Q1 8:03 · MIA 6-4 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
