⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, eight of 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 4:39 · CHA 30-16 MIA
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Antoine Walker
OT 0:58 · CHA 106-104 MIA
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:34 · CHA 107-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Brevin Knight technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:52 · CHA 32-20 MIA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace lost ball
OT 0:57 · CHA 106-104 MIA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:34 · CHA 106-106 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Antoine Walker stole it from Gerald Wallace
OT 0:57 · CHA 106-104 MIA
- Ties it
Shaquille O'Neal hit a dunk, Gary Payton with the assist
OT 0:42 · CHA 106-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
OT 4:11 · CHA 102-98 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Williams turnover
OT 4:11 · CHA 102-98 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker bad pass
OT 0:58 · CHA 106-104 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
