⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+5Q119-16
-2Q224-29
-7Q319-26
+6Q422-15
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Could not get to the line, five free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
0%Three-point accuracy35%
22Free throws made4
0Threes made6
25Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
