⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 28- Went cold from three, three of sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:06 · MIA 41-53 ATL
- Steal
Gary Payton stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 2:51 · MIA 85-92 ATL
- Steal
Derek Anderson stole it from Marvin Williams
Q4 2:24 · MIA 87-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:04 · MIA 85-92 ATL
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem bad pass
Q4 1:04 · MIA 91-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:30 · MIA 11-23 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:55 · MIA 33-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 2:51 · MIA 85-92 ATL
- Turnover
Marvin Williams lost ball
Q4 2:24 · MIA 87-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · MIA 89-93 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
