⏱️How 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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 8:49 · MIA 39-22 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:47 · MIA 60-50 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 10:23 · MIA 92-71 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:07 · MIA 39-33 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
