⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 21
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
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
- Lead
Jamal Cain hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MIA 103-102 OKC
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a layup, Victor Oladipo with the assist
Q4 0:12 · MIA 111-111 OKC
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:12 · MIA 112-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dewayne Dedmon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:15 · MIA 37-32 OKC
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · MIA 102-100 OKC
- Turnover
Gabe Vincent bad pass
Q4 3:30 · MIA 102-102 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:52 · MIA 104-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenrich Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 109-111 OKC
- Missed FT
Kenrich Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 109-111 OKC
- Turnover
Aaron Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · MIA 109-111 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
