⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
Q2 8:22 · MIA 36-37 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 9:23 · MIA 61-58 OKC
- Steal
Jaime Jaquez Jr. stole it from Jalen Williams
Q4 2:30 · MIA 92-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaime Jaquez Jr. traveling
Q4 2:18 · MIA 92-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · MIA 96-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · MIA 97-103 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:44 · MIA 49-58 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 7:16 · MIA 61-68 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 2:30 · MIA 92-98 OKC
- Turnover
Alex Caruso lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · MIA 95-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Isaiah Hartenstein misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 96-101 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
