⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Grizzlies 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 1:14 · MIA 34-19 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:49 · MIA 77-64 MEM
- Winner
Lamar Odom made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:35 · MIA 87-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 3:15 · MIA 85-79 MEM
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · MIA 89-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · MIA 90-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:22 · MIA 57-52 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:36 · MIA 85-85 MEM
- Ties it
Stromile Swift made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:50 · MIA 85-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 2:25 · MIA 85-79 MEM
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:50 · MIA 85-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
