⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:45 · MIA 16-9 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike James Bad Pass. Stolen by Juwan Howard.
Q4 1:50 · MIA 87-91 DEN
- Turnover
Rasual Butler Bad Pass
Q4 1:23 · MIA 87-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:37 · MIA 16-17 DEN
- Winner
Vincent Yarbrough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Q4 2:34 · MIA 87-89 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:34 · MIA 87-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shammond Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:35 · MIA 23-20 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Lost Ball
Q4 1:42 · MIA 87-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Lorinza Harrington missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · MIA 87-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
