⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:49 · MIA 62-54 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:43 · MIA 88-85 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
OT 0:08 · MIA 112-105 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 1:14 · MIA 91-89 MIL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal Foul
Q4 1:14 · MIA 91-89 MIL
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Lost Ball. Stolen by Joe Smith.
OT 2:58 · MIA 96-95 MIL

Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 7:03 · MIA 80-85 MIL
- Go-ahead
Keith Van Horn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Redd.
OT 2:40 · MIA 96-98 MIL
- Go-ahead
Keith Van Horn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Williams.
OT 2:05 · MIA 99-101 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Lost Ball. Stolen by Damon Jones.
Q4 1:52 · MIA 89-87 MIL
- Turnover
Michael Redd Traveling
OT 1:42 · MIA 99-101 MIL
- Turnover
Joe Smith Bad Pass
OT 0:05 · MIA 103-105 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |










