โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ MIA better than we expected
โผ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 1-point lead to 10
Q2 11:30 ยท MIA 31-21 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:21 ยท MIA 4-2 BKN
๐The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |







