⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-2Q127-26
-4Q222-21
-2Q325-25
+5Q429-23
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy17%
10Blocks3
7Threes made2
24Assists14
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
