⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them
- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to five
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:05 · MIA 49-52 OKC
- Steal
Norman Powell stole it from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Q4 2:06 · MIA 116-118 OKC
- Winner
Andrew Wiggins hit a 24-foot three jumper, Norman Powell with the assist
Q4 0:31 · MIA 122-120 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pelle Larsson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · MIA 116-118 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Ajay Mitchell hit a 14-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 2:49 · MIA 116-118 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · MIA 116-118 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul
Q4 1:14 · MIA 117-120 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:14 · MIA 117-120 OKC
📊The numbers
| MIA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 20 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
