⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 22-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 38
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 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:43 · MIA 26-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:28 · MIA 72-83 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:40 · MIA 86-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q3 3:38 · MIA 67-83 CLE
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul
Q3 1:09 · MIA 76-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 7:25 · MIA 60-78 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
