⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:44 · HOU 23-19 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:09 · HOU 117-113 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
PJ Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:30 · HOU 79-86 MIA
- Technical
PJ Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:30 · HOU 79-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 2:43 · HOU 33-37 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 1:54 · HOU 52-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk offensive foul
Q4 3:43 · HOU 113-113 MIA
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk turnover
Q4 3:43 · HOU 113-113 MIA
- Missed FT
Justise Winslow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · HOU 121-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
