⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:30 · CHA 31-28 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:11 · CHA 48-37 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · CHA 92-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · CHA 94-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:11 · CHA 86-79 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Doleac Lost Ball. Stolen by Primoz Brezec.
Q4 0:25 · CHA 92-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · CHA 94-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
