While at times it looked like the Miami Heat could turn this into a close game, it was their inability to score and stop the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offense that caused their inevitable collapse.
The Heat came out firing nicely, sharing the ball often and really utilizing their motion offense. This style of offense definitely benefited Miami’s shooters, as it was Luke Babbitt doing work for Miami in the opening minutes.
On defense Miami looked decent, at least at first. Like Toronto, OKC has a lot of offensive options and they all punished the Heat early on.