⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:15 · MIA 74-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 0:23 · MIA 19-32 DAL
- Technical
Dwyane Wade Technical Foul
Q2 1:50 · MIA 50-62 DAL
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 1:09 · MIA 54-66 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 7:43 · MIA 8-25 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 8:45 · MIA 86-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 0:23 · MIA 19-32 DAL
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q2 6:52 · MIA 37-48 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
