⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- Lost the glass, 40 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.
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Lamar Odom made Two Point Shot.
OT 4:18 · MIA 108-108 DAL
- Go-ahead
Rafer Alston made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
OT 3:43 · MIA 111-110 DAL
- Winner
Rafer Alston made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caron Butler.
OT 0:00 · MIA 119-118 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
OT 2:51 · MIA 111-110 DAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
OT 0:29 · MIA 115-116 DAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
OT 0:29 · MIA 115-116 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Lead
Marquis Daniels made 8 ft Jumper.
OT 4:39 · MIA 106-108 DAL
- Lead
Antawn Jamison made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Marquis Daniels.
OT 4:05 · MIA 108-110 DAL
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
OT 1:31 · MIA 113-114 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:53 · MIA 99-104 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
OT 2:33 · MIA 111-110 DAL
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison Bad Pass
OT 1:01 · MIA 113-114 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
