⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Lost the glass, 45 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- Ties it
Brendan Haywood made dunk. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Q4 2:34 · WSH 88-88 MIA
- Ties it
Antawn Jamison made layup.
Q4 1:36 · WSH 90-90 MIA
- Lead
Antawn Jamison made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:36 · WSH 91-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 2:55 · WSH 86-86 MIA
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood Lane Violation
Q4 0:59 · WSH 91-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:59 · WSH 91-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Lead
Damon Jones made layup. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 2:50 · WSH 86-88 MIA
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal made dunk.
Q4 2:04 · WSH 88-90 MIA
- Ties it
Damon Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 0:21 · WSH 93-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · WSH 93-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
