⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:40 · MIA 32-26 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:09 · MIA 83-77 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 2:41 · MIA 115-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tyler Herro and Kevin Durant
Q1 5:22 · MIA 17-18 HOU
- Missed FT
Pelle Larsson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:45 · MIA 101-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:17 · MIA 2-11 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 9:44 · MIA 61-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · MIA 104-98 HOU
- Goaltend
Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:41 · MIA 108-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
