⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:42 · MIA 55-59 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:41 · MIA 68-67 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 7:41 · MIA 36-53 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:46 · MIA 87-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
PJ Tucker steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:12 · MIA 101-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 3 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
