⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-2Q123-25
-9Q216-25
+11Q329-15
-5Q421-24
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️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
8Threes made3
47%Three-point accuracy30%
11Fast break points6
14Points off turnovers22
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
