⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
+4Q123-22
0Q231-30
-2Q320-23
-10Q414-23
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 44
Key battles
64%Three-point accuracy32%
10Points off turnovers22
12Offensive rebounds5
3Blocks7
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
