⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 57
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:40 · MIA 37-35 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 1:50 · MIA 70-63 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 7:13 · MIA 91-80 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jovic technical foul
Q4 5:16 · MIA 116-114 POR
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass
Q4 3:12 · MIA 123-123 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:30 · MIA 3-15 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:31 · MIA 97-95 POR
- Go-ahead
Donovan Clingan hit a 2-foot hook shot, Deni Avdija with the assist
Q4 2:40 · MIA 124-125 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant turnover
Q4 4:25 · MIA 121-119 POR
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 3:02 · MIA 123-123 POR
- Turnover
Deni Avdija lost ball turnover
Q4 1:19 · MIA 132-127 POR
📊The numbers
| MIA | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 37 | Assists | 29 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
