⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 0:35 · DAL 35-21 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:34 · DAL 54-38 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q3 9:04 · DAL 70-45 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey misses technical free throw
Q2 8:25 · DAL 35-21 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 69% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
