⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
+5Q126-15
-1Q218-15
-3Q329-27
0Q418-15
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
Key battles
7Free throws made19
10Threes made3
3Blocks8
12Points off turnovers24
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
