⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eight- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 7
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 52
A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:22 · GS 43-45 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 10:50 · GS 66-61 MIA
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 29-foot step back jumper, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 0:44 · GS 118-118 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · GS 109-107 MIA
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:58 · GS 115-114 MIA
- Turnover
Draymond Green bad pass
Q4 0:54 · GS 115-116 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 2 down to 19 up
Q1 8:51 · GS 7-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 5:18 · GS 107-108 MIA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a two point shot, Josh Richardson with the assist
Q4 0:54 · GS 115-116 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q4 9:22 · GS 94-91 MIA
- Technical
James Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:07 · GS 99-93 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball turnover
Q4 3:41 · GS 109-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
