⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:55 · PHX 53-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:47 · PHX 97-93 MIA
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Offensive Foul
Q4 1:13 · PHX 98-95 MIA
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Foul
Q4 1:13 · PHX 98-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:41 · PHX 19-30 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 4:52 · PHX 87-84 MIA
- Missed FT
Brian Grant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 100-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHX | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
