⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+5Q123-18
-3Q219-22
+12Q324-10
-9Q422-28
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of fourteen from three
- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy14%
8Threes made2
7Blocks3
20Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
