⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+4Q128-27
-10Q217-30
+4Q324-19
+3Q420-16
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
Key battles
8Blocks3
22Points off turnovers11
13Assists23
10Turnovers15
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
