⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 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 cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:11 · MIA 65-73 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:29 · MIA 81-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 3:36 · MIA 93-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:41 · MIA 12-21 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 3:15 · MIA 41-57 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:50 · MIA 70-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash traveling
Q4 4:22 · MIA 91-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
