⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+7Q126-21
+3Q227-22
+2Q318-17
-1Q421-25
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three
Key battles
36%Three-point accuracy22%
3Fast break points7
4Blocks8
8Steals5
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
