⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 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.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 7:51 · MIA 41-59 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q3 10:05 · MIA 60-89 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 5:58 · MIA 97-126 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
