โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ WSH better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:30 ยท WSH 12-4 MIA
- Ties it
Tyronn Lue made Jumper.
Q4 0:44 ยท WSH 93-93 MIA
- Ties it
Michael Jordan made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:19 ยท WSH 95-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrone Nesby missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:15 ยท WSH 30-24 MIA
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 7:02 ยท WSH 59-59 MIA
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:59 ยท WSH 91-91 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- Lead
Brian Grant made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Q4 1:05 ยท WSH 91-93 MIA
- Lead
Alonzo Mourning made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:25 ยท WSH 93-95 MIA
- Winner
Brian Grant made Jumper.
Q4 0:01 ยท WSH 95-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q3 5:59 ยท WSH 59-61 MIA
- Turnover
Brian Grant Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 4:44 ยท WSH 84-83 MIA
๐The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |









