⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:45 · SA 33-29 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 10:37 · SA 69-60 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 2:56 · SA 87-72 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Vassell bad pass
Q4 1:43 · SA 106-98 MIA
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes offensive foul
Q4 1:27 · SA 106-98 MIA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · SA 106-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 8:57 · SA 11-15 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:33 · SA 23-29 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 8:48 · SA 88-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · SA 101-95 MIA
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · SA 101-95 MIA
- Turnover
Davion Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · SA 106-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| SA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
