⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:14 · GS 53-51 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 7:28 · GS 76-64 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Georges Niang and Bobby Portis
Q2 10:54 · GS 28-32 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:40 · GS 58-61 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GreenF | 27 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +13 |
Y. LendeborgF | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 4-6 | -1 |
S. CurryG | 28 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 9-19 | 6-12 | 5-5 | +17 |
B. PodziemskiG | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | +5 |
W. RichardG | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
G. NiangF | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +16 |
B. WilliamsG | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +7 |
A. HorfordC | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +21 |
D. MeltonG | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 3-4 | +9 |
C. BasseyC | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +7 |
G. Payton IIG | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +5 |
G. IkeF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
M. LeonsF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
L. CryerG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 120 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42-80 | 16-41 | 20-25 |

Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. AntetokounmpoF Double-double | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 5-7 | -22 |
A. WigginsF | 21 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
B. AdebayoC Double-double | 33 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 4-7 | -9 |
K. ThompsonG | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 3-3 | -9 |
D. MitchellG | 38 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 9-18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | -16 |
R. ConwellG | 30 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | -10 |
P. LarssonG | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | -15 |
B. PortisF | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
N. JovicF | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -4 |
T. Hardaway Jr.G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
M. GardnerF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
N. RichardsC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
D. SmithG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 100 | 39 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 35-86 | 13-44 | 17-23 |
Did not playS. Fontecchio (coach's decision)












