⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+5Q129-21
-1Q221-22
+4Q321-16
+3Q421-18
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three
Key battles
69%Three-point accuracy22%
9Threes made2
9Blocks2
20Points off turnovers10
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
