⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · MIA 22-16 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 7:24 · MIA 41-33 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · MIA 88-82 MEM
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem Bad Pass. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 0:06 · MIA 92-84 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 0:47 · MIA 47-49 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shane Battier missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:24 · MIA 13-11 MEM
- Turnover
Earl Watson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 0:19 · MIA 90-84 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
