โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ DAL better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 0:46 ยท DAL 33-26 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:14 ยท DAL 48-46 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 3:40 ยท DAL 108-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Traveling
Q4 0:35 ยท DAL 106-98 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:50 ยท DAL 11-22 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:00 ยท DAL 90-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:56 ยท DAL 96-97 MIA
๐The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |










