⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · MIA 8-0 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:01 · MIA 72-57 CHI
- Steal
Gary Payton stole it from Andres Nocioni
Q4 0:50 · MIA 110-104 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · MIA 111-104 CHI
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIA 111-104 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 11:48 · MIA 33-35 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:00 · MIA 104-97 CHI
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni bad pass
Q4 0:50 · MIA 110-104 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
