⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- They went cold, no of eleven from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:15 · MIA 60-62 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey Double Technical Foul. Dirk Nowitzki gains possession.
Q2 0:47 · MIA 41-53 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:56 · MIA 72-85 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
