⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+5Q143-32
+13Q231-18
-8Q323-26
+6Q431-29
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
19Turnovers9
3Steals7
32Assists20
56%Shooting from the field41%
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
