โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ PHI better than we expected
โผ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
They went cold, three of twelve from three
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 18-10 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:54 ยท PHI 90-98 MIA
- Goaltend
Chris Webber defensive goaltending
Q4 2:32 ยท PHI 95-103 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 8:32 ยท PHI 31-47 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 ยท PHI 95-103 MIA
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 ยท PHI 99-107 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 ยท PHI 103-109 MIA
๐The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |









