⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-4Q118-22
+3Q224-19
+10Q329-17
+7Q428-21
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their ten
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-10 off them
Key battles
22Free throws made8
24Points off turnovers10
9Threes made3
9Turnovers20
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
