⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 31-10 off them
- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:00 · MIA 35-40 SA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q2 2:47 · MIA 68-58 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 11:03 · MIA 113-100 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIA 131-124 SA
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 131-126 SA
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 131-126 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:43 · MIA 74-74 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jock Landale lost ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · MIA 129-122 SA
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
