⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:07 · MIA 22-15 POR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 19
Q1 2:45 · MIA 41-22 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 2:48 · MIA 116-107 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside lost ball turnover
Q4 4:25 · MIA 101-102 POR
- Turnover
Rodney McGruder steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:34 · MIA 101-104 POR
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · MIA 105-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:16 · MIA 84-77 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 7:18 · MIA 96-99 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses technical free throw
Q3 3:59 · MIA 78-64 POR
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · MIA 113-107 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
