⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:07 · CHI 8-0 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 11:19 · CHI 33-17 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:48 · CHI 71-75 MIA
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Brian Grant.
Q4 3:57 · CHI 72-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:05 · CHI 45-41 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:32 · CHI 74-78 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
