⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 30 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 3:10 · MIA 75-71 GS
- Winner
Dion Waiters hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · MIA 105-102 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Babbitt technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:50 · MIA 92-84 GS
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · MIA 98-90 GS
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIA 101-100 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:53 · MIA 26-25 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:27 · MIA 28-34 GS
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:11 · MIA 102-102 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 4:22 · MIA 96-88 GS
- Turnover
Klay Thompson turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIA 98-93 GS
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIA 101-96 GS
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
