⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
+1Q119-22
-2Q223-27
-5Q316-24
+11Q430-21
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy29%
12Free throws made19
21Assists15
41Rebounds55
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
