⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 24-2 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 55
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · DAL 8-0 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:49 · DAL 46-49 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 10:23 · DAL 77-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell Technical Foul
Q3 2:40 · DAL 56-62 MIA
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · DAL 85-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:52 · DAL 28-36 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q3 1:21 · DAL 60-65 MIA
- Turnover
Brian Grant Offensive Foul
Q4 3:38 · DAL 85-80 MIA
- Turnover
Brian Grant Foul
Q4 3:38 · DAL 85-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
