⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:18 · MIA 52-50 SA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 3:49 · MIA 84-74 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:44 · MIA 31-28 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:40 · MIA 65-71 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
