⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 41 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
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
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 16-foot jump bank shot
Q4 1:58 · MIA 118-118 GS
- Steal
Justise Winslow stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:32 · MIA 118-118 GS
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a three shot
Q4 0:00 · MIA 126-125 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · MIA 114-113 GS
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · MIA 114-113 GS
- Turnover
Josh Richardson traveling
Q4 2:40 · MIA 116-116 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 0:33 · MIA 75-61 GS
- Lead
Stephen Curry hit a driving layup
Q4 2:26 · MIA 116-118 GS
- Lead
Kevin Durant hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:07 · MIA 118-121 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · MIA 118-118 GS
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MIA 120-122 GS
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 123-124 GS
📊The numbers
| MIA | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
