⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of nineteen 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 3:24 · MIA 26-12 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:31 · MIA 40-25 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:00 · MIA 69-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:41 · MIA 40-32 BKN
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MIA 74-80 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:00 · MIA 40-33 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 3:27 · MIA 58-68 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:26 · MIA 60-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nenad Krstic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · MIA 75-83 BKN
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · MIA 78-85 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter turnover
Q4 0:15 · MIA 88-95 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
