⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+5Q131-24
0Q231-30
-1Q325-25
+10Q434-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen
Key battles
8Fast break points14
8Turnovers14
8Steals5
13Free throws made9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:44 · CLE 50-36 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:07 · CLE 14-13 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
