⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+6Q126-19
+7Q223-19
-5Q324-25
-6Q421-22
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds14
11Points off turnovers20
26Free throws made15
6Blocks4
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
