⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:42 · CLE 8-0 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:48 · CLE 50-34 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 0:00 · CLE 115-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dennis Schroder flagrant foul type 1
Q3 2:40 · CLE 101-78 MIA
- Technical
Thomas Bryant technical foul
Q4 4:11 · CLE 132-105 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:03 · CLE 101-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyler Herro flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:40 · CLE 123-101 MIA
- Technical
Tyler Herro technical foul
Q4 6:40 · CLE 123-101 MIA
- Flagrant
Myron Gardner flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:11 · CLE 132-105 MIA
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
