⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the third quarter- Went cold from three, five of 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:33 · CHA 18-9 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 3:00 · CHA 41-30 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:54 · CHA 30-30 MIA
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q3 0:42 · CHA 60-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHA 78-86 MIA
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CHA 82-89 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
