⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 30 from three- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q2 11:04 · GS 42-32 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 2:02 · GS 105-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 7:22 · GS 9-10 MIA
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia offensive foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 3:36 · GS 93-86 MIA
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia turnover
Q4 3:36 · GS 93-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:34 · GS 49-51 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
