⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:46 · OKC 93-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · OKC 56-70 MIA
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · OKC 107-115 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 9:28 · OKC 10-18 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 10:47 · OKC 83-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · OKC 107-114 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
