⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 45 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:53 · CLE 25-21 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:49 · CLE 42-30 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 6:51 · CLE 50-34 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:05 · CLE 93-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jovic bad pass
Q4 2:43 · CLE 107-103 MIA
- Turnover
Nikola Jovic bad pass
Q4 0:23 · CLE 115-108 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 22 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
