⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 11:24 · CLE 40-30 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 6:57 · CLE 51-32 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 7:43 · CLE 78-55 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:14 · CLE 8-17 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 4:04 · CLE 51-40 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 7:18 · CLE 103-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
Q3 6:15 · CLE 76-55 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
