⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 33- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:11 · CHI 67-56 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 0:55 · CHI 91-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 3:09 · CHI 101-85 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
James Posey flagrant foul type 2 (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · CHI 100-85 MIA
- Technical
Antoine Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:09 · CHI 101-85 MIA
- Technical
Udonis Haslem technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:09 · CHI 101-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
