⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
-8Q116-24
+14Q228-14
+7Q317-14
+4Q427-25
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-8 off them
Key battles
16Steals3
24Points off turnovers8
8Turnovers21
5Blocks11
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 8 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
