⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of 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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 49- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24
- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 32 from three
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 11:18 · MIA 17-4 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 11:17 · MIA 85-66 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 0:55 · MIA 93-86 SA
- Turnover
Josh Richardson back court turnover
Q4 0:41 · MIA 93-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 4:25 · MIA 24-18 SA
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Justise Winslow
Q4 0:55 · MIA 93-86 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
