⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-12Q114-22
+3Q231-23
+2Q326-23
+3Q427-23
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 27 rebounds to 41
Key battles
5Turnovers15
5Offensive rebounds11
2Blocks5
14Points off turnovers9
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
