⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:11 · SA 15-9 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses technical free throw
Q1 4:26 · SA 14-9 MIA
- Missed FT
Tre Jones misses technical free throw
Q3 1:36 · SA 64-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 11:15 · SA 21-31 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:20 · SA 54-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:26 · SA 14-9 MIA
- Technical
Jimmy Butler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:04 · SA 14-9 MIA
- Technical
Dewayne Dedmon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:36 · SA 64-86 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
