⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28- A 20-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 8:50 · MIA 42-31 OKC
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 24
Q3 7:09 · MIA 87-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:04 · MIA 26-29 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:38 · MIA 67-63 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
