⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:03 · SA 82-83 MIA
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:36 · SA 101-101 MIA
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:59 · SA 103-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charles Bassey lost ball turnover
Q4 4:40 · SA 99-96 MIA
- Turnover
Sandro Mamukelashvili lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · SA 99-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 0:08 · SA 33-41 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:35 · SA 53-60 MIA
- Winner
Bam Adebayo hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot, Nikola Jovic with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SA 103-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses technical free throw
Q1 9:48 · SA 3-4 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · SA 99-96 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 3:14 · SA 99-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
