⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+3Q126-20
-11Q213-22
+11Q328-16
+13Q434-21
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
30Assists11
9Blocks3
18%Three-point accuracy10%
51%Shooting from the field30%
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
