⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 5:30 · OKC 21-14 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:38 · OKC 39-36 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 6:31 · OKC 30-36 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 8:38 · OKC 73-91 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 2:00 · OKC 87-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
KZ Okpala technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:26 · OKC 82-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
