⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 24 of 56 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 60
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:13 · OKC 48-61 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:59 · OKC 62-64 MIA
- Ties it
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · OKC 108-108 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luguentz Dort misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · OKC 102-98 MIA
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bad pass
Q4 1:08 · OKC 106-106 MIA
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · OKC 106-108 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 0:28 · OKC 31-42 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:40 · OKC 33-51 MIA
- Winner
Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:05 · OKC 108-110 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · OKC 106-108 MIA
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 24 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
