⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-6Q120-25
+19Q233-10
0Q318-18
+1Q424-25
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
26Assists13
26Points off turnovers15
30%Three-point accuracy22%
3Blocks5
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
