⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:11 · MIA 8-2 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 3:25 · MIA 44-34 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Vladimir Stepania Technical Foul
Q4 8:08 · MIA 67-73 DAL
- Turnover
Caron Butler Offensive Foul
Q4 0:11 · MIA 84-88 DAL
- Turnover
Caron Butler Foul
Q4 0:11 · MIA 84-88 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:39 · MIA 12-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 2:17 · MIA 64-66 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:25 · MIA 67-76 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q2 4:28 · MIA 35-32 DAL
- Technical
Walt Williams Technical Foul
Q3 2:28 · MIA 63-58 DAL
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · MIA 87-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
