⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 20-11 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:08 · POR 54-66 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:25 · POR 64-68 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:54 · POR 93-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:43 · POR 93-100 MIA
- Flagrant
Donovan Clingan flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:35 · POR 93-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 0:46 · POR 83-100 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 4:30 · POR 93-110 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 2:03 · POR 95-119 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q2 4:58 · POR 39-46 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
