⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 4:05 · MIA 25-15 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Grant Double Technical Foul. Theo Ratliff gains possession.
Q3 9:55 · MIA 52-45 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:33 · MIA 31-29 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
