⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-8Q112-22
-4Q222-28
+6Q327-20
-3Q425-27
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
27%Three-point accuracy47%
6Steals10
4Threes made7
12Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| MEM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
