⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 33 from three- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:45 · MIA 35-39 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 4:20 · MIA 46-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 7:14 · MIA 71-52 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 11:09 · MIA 95-76 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
