⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of six from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:59 · MIA 10-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:20 · MIA 78-76 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddie House Technical Foul
Q3 4:20 · MIA 65-71 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike James missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:19 · MIA 91-98 MEM
- Turnover
Caron Butler Bad Pass. Stolen by Wesley Person.
Q4 2:11 · MIA 91-98 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 7:50 · MIA 84-95 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 1:47 · MIA 91-106 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright Technical Foul
Q3 11:32 · MIA 51-57 MEM
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:58 · MIA 84-92 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 83% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
