โฑ๏ธHow 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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ ATL better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:54 ยท ATL 61-70 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:55 ยท ATL 40-50 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 3:40 ยท ATL 72-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Williams missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:16 ยท ATL 10-15 MIA
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 10:26 ยท ATL 62-72 MIA
๐The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |








