⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 10:26 · SA 66-61 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 2:31 · SA 57-61 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 5:13 · SA 73-75 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 7 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 18 |
| 13 | Blocks | 16 |
