⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the third 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 5 down to 7 up
Q1 6:41 · MIA 18-11 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:03 · MIA 30-21 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:27 · MIA 68-63 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 3:55 · MIA 32-27 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q3 5:48 · MIA 57-59 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brendan Haywood Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 3:55 · MIA 32-27 WSH
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul
Q3 9:07 · MIA 47-43 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
