⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:45 · MIA 25-21 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 7:11 · MIA 63-60 WSH
- Lead
Dwyane Wade made 12 ft Jumper.
OT 4:41 · MIA 95-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:23 · MIA 91-89 WSH
- Turnover
Brian Grant Offensive Foul
Q4 0:08 · MIA 92-91 WSH
- Turnover
Brian Grant Foul
Q4 0:08 · MIA 92-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:28 · MIA 47-50 WSH
- Ties it
Larry Hughes made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:02 · MIA 93-93 WSH
- Ties it
Etan Thomas made 10 ft Jumper.
OT 4:16 · MIA 95-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 2:47 · MIA 88-83 WSH
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:20 · MIA 88-85 WSH
- Missed FT
Etan Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:53 · MIA 91-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
