⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their two
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 3:34 · DEN 24-10 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 8:26 · DEN 64-47 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario 3 second
Q4 4:01 · DEN 82-74 MIA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Offensive Foul
Q4 1:12 · DEN 86-80 MIA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Foul
Q4 1:12 · DEN 86-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:31 · DEN 64-59 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:18 · DEN 82-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul
Q3 10:29 · DEN 53-42 MIA
- Turnover
Rafer Alston Bad Pass. Stolen by Carmelo Anthony.
Q4 3:15 · DEN 82-74 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
