⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q3 8:06 · PHX 68-55 MIA
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:48 · PHX 76-75 MIA
- Go-ahead
Shawn Marion made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 2:09 · PHX 79-77 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Lost Ball
Q4 0:54 · PHX 79-77 MIA
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Best.
Q4 0:01 · PHX 79-79 MIA
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Offensive Foul
OT 2:23 · PHX 81-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 10:56 · PHX 48-53 MIA
- Ties it
Travis Best made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:37 · PHX 79-79 MIA
- Winner
Travis Best made Three Point Jumper.
OT 4:46 · PHX 79-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:39 · PHX 79-77 MIA
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 3:15 · PHX 81-85 MIA
- Turnover
Vladimir Stepania Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
OT 2:47 · PHX 81-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
