⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul
Q3 3:01 · HOU 76-86 MIA
- Technical
Jalen Green technical foul
Q4 7:16 · HOU 96-105 MIA
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul
Q4 5:36 · HOU 96-110 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 7:16 · HOU 96-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q4 7:16 · HOU 96-105 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q4 5:36 · HOU 96-110 MIA
📊The numbers
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
