⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:17 · BKN 53-43 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 3:11 · BKN 74-54 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:46 · BKN 35-31 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:33 · BKN 74-69 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses technical free throw
Q2 3:46 · BKN 35-31 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
