⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:03 · MIA 10-13 UTAH
- Technical
Brian Grant Technical Foul
Q3 6:33 · MIA 41-47 UTAH
- Turnover
Malik Allen Traveling
Q4 2:31 · MIA 69-76 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:03 · MIA 2-8 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 6:45 · MIA 41-47 UTAH
- Turnover
Greg Ostertag Bad Pass
Q4 2:41 · MIA 69-76 UTAH
- Missed FT
John Stockton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:25 · MIA 69-76 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
