⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:26 · MIA 23-12 CHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey flagrant foul type 1 (Luol Deng draws the foul)
Q4 6:46 · MIA 87-98 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 3:20 · MIA 53-62 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 3:49 · MIA 70-84 CHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q4 4:13 · MIA 93-117 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 6:46 · MIA 87-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
