⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 45 from three
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:05 · POR 23-19 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:26 · POR 89-72 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:25 · POR 123-105 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaedon Sharpe technical foul
Q2 3:20 · POR 61-57 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:48 · POR 101-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses technical free throw
Q2 3:20 · POR 61-57 MIA
📊The numbers
| POR | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
