⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 6:11 · MIA 45-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 2:35 · MIA 56-48 HOU
- Steal
Kel'el Ware stole it from Dillon Brooks
Q4 0:41 · MIA 95-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 2:20 · MIA 90-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:06 · MIA 27-28 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:25 · MIA 82-86 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 7:57 · MIA 86-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:15 · MIA 90-96 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 0:41 · MIA 95-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 17 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
