⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:22 · HOU 21-26 MIA
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Hassan Whiteside
Q4 2:04 · HOU 93-90 MIA
- Steal
Luc Mbah a Moute stole it from Hassan Whiteside
Q4 1:42 · HOU 93-90 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:34 · HOU 5-12 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:49 · HOU 12-26 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Olynyk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:56 · HOU 29-35 MIA
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 2:04 · HOU 93-90 MIA
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 1:42 · HOU 93-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 14 | Steals | 16 |
| 15 | Blocks | 18 |
