⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 22-8 off them- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 28
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:52 · MIA 44-41 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 5:34 · MIA 82-66 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 2:42 · MIA 118-94 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:40 · MIA 69-64 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
