⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · MIA 108-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Rodney McGruder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIA 109-103 HOU
- Missed FT
Rodney McGruder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIA 109-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:31 · MIA 99-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:54 · MIA 99-92 HOU
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:12 · MIA 107-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
