⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:53 · SA 8-5 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:41 · SA 47-39 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:39 · SA 105-98 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:23 · SA 12-23 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:39 · SA 64-67 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:15 · SA 95-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo bad pass
Q4 3:22 · SA 99-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
