⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 7:39 · MIA 22-4 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Damon Jones Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:38 · MIA 50-39 PHX
- Technical
Udonis Haslem Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 7:11 · MIA 71-69 PHX
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Bad Pass. Stolen by Quentin Richardson.
Q4 1:55 · MIA 119-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q1 5:41 · MIA 22-13 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:38 · MIA 50-49 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:18 · MIA 115-104 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 1:49 · MIA 119-111 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 35 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
