⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:32 · MIA 26-16 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 5:05 · MIA 42-30 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Keyon Dooling Double Technical Foul. Vince Carter gains possession.
Q2 9:02 · MIA 30-25 BKN
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 3:28 · MIA 69-51 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
