⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 40 from three- Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:10 · CLE 16-5 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:41 · CLE 61-55 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:30 · CLE 76-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · CLE 93-92 MIA
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 2:23 · CLE 93-94 MIA
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:40 · CLE 93-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:16 · CLE 16-15 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:40 · CLE 38-42 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:18 · CLE 61-63 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 10:08 · CLE 4-0 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 94-99 MIA
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CLE 97-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
