⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:22 · MIA 27-26 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 9:57 · MIA 37-28 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:53 · MIA 70-68 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:28 · MIA 50-47 POR
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:28 · MIA 50-48 POR
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:34 · MIA 97-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:14 · MIA 48-47 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 10:40 · MIA 58-65 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:36 · MIA 91-87 POR
- Missed FT
Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:27 · MIA 97-90 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
