⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 9:15 · MIA 15-10 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:39 · MIA 39-32 POR
- Ties it
Max Strus hit a three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 0:06 · MIA 107-107 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:08 · MIA 98-91 POR
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 0:11 · MIA 104-105 POR
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo turnover
Q4 0:11 · MIA 104-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:35 · MIA 98-98 POR
- Go-ahead
Jerami Grant hit a 23-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:29 · MIA 104-105 POR
- Winner
Josh Hart hit a 23-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIA 107-110 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 4:55 · MIA 96-89 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:11 · MIA 102-101 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
