⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-5Q117-24
+1Q223-21
+13Q335-21
+7Q422-15
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 25 offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy14%
11Offensive rebounds25
5Threes made2
45%Shooting from the field31%
🏀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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:45 · MIA 56-54 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:22 · MIA 30-30 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Pope Technical Foul
Q2 6:22 · MIA 30-30 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
