⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 20
- A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Made nine threes to their eighteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 39
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q3 11:22 · MIA 66-63 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q3 2:51 · MIA 88-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside bad pass
Q4 4:36 · MIA 91-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · MIA 97-92 HOU
- Missed FT
Tyler Johnson misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:51 · MIA 98-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:08 · MIA 2-11 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:58 · MIA 12-23 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:33 · MIA 90-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:36 · MIA 99-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
