⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-11Q116-24
+14Q231-17
+6Q322-14
+11Q426-17
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
Key battles
31Free throws made9
12Blocks4
4Steals11
10Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
