⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 1:32 · SA 27-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:31 · SA 78-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · SA 98-103 MIA
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:45 · SA 103-106 MIA
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · SA 105-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:48 · SA 2-11 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 9:43 · SA 32-42 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:45 · SA 42-55 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:05 · SA 102-106 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
