โฑ๏ธHow 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 and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ BKN better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
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.

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:12 ยท BKN 61-71 MIA

Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |





