⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:41 · HOU 83-84 MIA
- Steal
Kevin Porter Jr. stole it from Jimmy Butler
Q4 0:54 · HOU 106-111 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:43 · HOU 108-111 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 8:54 · HOU 34-34 MIA
- Missed FT
Usman Garuba misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · HOU 106-111 MIA
- Missed FT
Usman Garuba misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · HOU 106-111 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 2:52 · HOU 24-27 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 4:45 · HOU 43-53 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:54 · HOU 34-34 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 3:00 · HOU 103-111 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 0:54 · HOU 106-111 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
