⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:01 · MIA 63-59 SA
- Ties it
Caleb Martin hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jimmy Butler with the assist
Q4 1:36 · MIA 111-111 SA
- Steal
Caleb Martin stole it from Tre Jones
Q4 0:34 · MIA 111-113 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · MIA 105-107 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 9:14 · MIA 37-41 SA
- Winner
Devin Vassell hit a 20-foot step back jumper
Q4 1:13 · MIA 111-113 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Collins offensive foul
Q4 3:00 · MIA 105-107 SA
- Turnover
Zach Collins turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIA 105-107 SA
- Turnover
Tre Jones bad pass
Q4 0:34 · MIA 111-113 SA
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
