⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+1Q123-22
-14Q220-36
-4Q330-35
-3Q419-24
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 22- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26
Key battles
2Offensive rebounds13
10Fast break points4
32Rebounds57
26Points in the paint44
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:32 · CLE 84-98 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 3:18 · CLE 38-54 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
