⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:15 · DAL 46-40 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q4 7:35 · DAL 73-82 MIA
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q4 6:18 · DAL 75-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 10:34 · DAL 50-61 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q1 6:13 · DAL 9-6 MIA
- Technical
Chris Gatling Technical Foul
Q3 1:16 · DAL 58-76 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
