⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Went cold from three, four of seventeen
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 21
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 9:38 · MIA 43-27 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · MIA 105-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Damon Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · MIA 107-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · MIA 107-100 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:53 · MIA 102-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Bryon Russell Defensive Goaltending. Bryon Russell gains possession.
Q4 1:53 · MIA 102-94 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
