⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+4Q122-23
-12Q218-32
+3Q324-24
+9Q426-17
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41
- They shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three
Key battles
67%Three-point accuracy33%
9Offensive rebounds21
46Rebounds63
20Free throws made25
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 12 |
