⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third 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
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 7:27 · CLE 39-38 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:54 · CLE 94-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ante Zizic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · CLE 91-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:01 · CLE 11-13 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:11 · CLE 58-60 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 3:17 · CLE 70-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Richardson offensive foul
Q4 1:17 · CLE 90-97 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Richardson turnover
Q4 1:17 · CLE 90-97 MIA
- Missed FT
Josh Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 94-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
