⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+10Q132-22
+11Q228-17
+11Q330-18
+5Q431-27
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
Key battles
15Threes made9
44Rebounds30
20Free throws made15
39%Three-point accuracy31%
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
