⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 55
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:33 · ATL 42-47 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 5:24 · ATL 69-66 MIA
- Lead
Stephen Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · ATL 97-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 3:00 · ATL 96-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · ATL 96-96 MIA
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass
Q4 0:11 · ATL 97-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:20 · ATL 8-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:12 · ATL 96-96 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade made 7 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:39 · ATL 97-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:45 · ATL 94-87 MIA
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 2:10 · ATL 96-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
