⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-11Q116-31
+12Q225-17
-1Q317-22
-7Q421-28
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 15-4 off them
Key battles
15Points off turnovers4
3Blocks12
9Turnovers18
15Assists26
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
