⏱️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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 10-0 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- Lead
Luol Deng hit a 7-foot jumper
Q4 2:41 · CHI 87-85 MIA
- Go-ahead
Kirk Hinrich hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luol Deng with the assist
Q4 1:13 · CHI 92-90 MIA
- Lead
Tyson Chandler hit a dunk, Kirk Hinrich with the assist
Q4 0:40 · CHI 94-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler lost ball
Q4 1:59 · CHI 87-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CHI 96-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:15 · CHI 24-30 MIA
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 20-foot jumper, James Posey with the assist
Q4 0:48 · CHI 92-92 MIA
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · CHI 94-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · CHI 87-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHI 96-95 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CHI 97-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
