⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 16-1 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:18 · DEN 35-26 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 3:46 · DEN 80-67 MIA
- Winner
Earl Boykins hit a 25-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:17 · DEN 101-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · DEN 96-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:15 · DEN 87-86 MIA
- Go-ahead
Antoine Walker hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:29 · DEN 98-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wayne Simien turnover
Q4 3:35 · DEN 95-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
