⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+10Q129-19
-15Q222-37
-6Q312-19
+1Q423-24
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
Key battles
10Assists28
7Points off turnovers15
26Free throws made16
7Offensive rebounds12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Awvee Storey flagrant foul type 1 (Wayne Simien draws the foul)
Q4 2:16 · WSH 82-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 10 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
