⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, fifteen of 50 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 34-15 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:46 · HOU 17-9 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:39 · HOU 94-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · HOU 89-97 MIA
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · HOU 94-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 11:29 · HOU 53-56 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 6:27 · HOU 59-70 MIA
- Steal
Kendrick Nunn stole it from John Wall
Q4 0:06 · HOU 94-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 1:02 · HOU 91-97 MIA
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo turnover
Q4 1:02 · HOU 91-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
