⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 4
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:18 · GS 42-34 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 6:41 · GS 92-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:20 · GS 12-12 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 5:03 · GS 15-20 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:12 · GS 60-50 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 3:20 · GS 12-12 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:15 · GS 33-32 MIA
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 10 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Steals | 20 |
| 21 | Blocks | 20 |
