⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 18-9 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 4:39 · WSH 95-94 MIA
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Juan Dixon.
Q4 1:15 · WSH 95-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 6:03 · WSH 83-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:28 · WSH 92-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Winner
Eddie Jones made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Q4 0:14 · WSH 95-97 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:03 · WSH 83-93 MIA
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:01 · WSH 92-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
