⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:28 · MIA 20-12 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:21 · MIA 103-110 POR
- Steal
Pelle Larsson stole it from Deandre Ayton
Q4 2:32 · MIA 103-110 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 6:54 · MIA 63-86 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 2:32 · MIA 103-110 POR
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · MIA 105-112 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
