⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE 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 Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:12 · MIA 75-78 CLE
- Steal
Tyler Herro stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 2:48 · MIA 95-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bam Adebayo flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:51 · MIA 18-14 CLE
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 9:00 · MIA 60-70 CLE
- Flagrant
Gabe Vincent flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:20 · MIA 64-72 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 2:48 · MIA 95-98 CLE
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:22 · MIA 97-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIA 100-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
