⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+10Q131-19
+5Q234-27
-7Q329-35
-3Q428-30
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the third quarter
Key battles
18Points off turnovers4
10Free throws made18
34Assists21
16Fast break points10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:47 · MIA 80-70 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
