⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:18 · OKC 15-7 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 9:51 · OKC 76-71 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:08 · OKC 101-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · OKC 92-88 MIA
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · OKC 97-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · OKC 104-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:24 · OKC 44-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:55 · OKC 85-81 MIA
- Goaltend
Josh Richardson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:50 · OKC 97-91 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball turnover
Q4 0:40 · OKC 99-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 1 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 23 | Blocks | 25 |
