⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:29 · MIA 60-61 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 10:03 · MIA 95-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bam Adebayo offensive foul
Q4 1:11 · MIA 113-108 CLE
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler offensive foul
Q4 0:45 · MIA 113-110 CLE
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler turnover
Q4 0:45 · MIA 113-110 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:32 · MIA 40-44 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 5:09 · MIA 67-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIA 117-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
