⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-2Q122-22
+1Q217-15
+3Q321-18
-8Q411-19
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
Key battles
17%Three-point accuracy43%
13Points off turnovers21
19Turnovers12
7Blocks4
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
