⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 43
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 9:48 · MIA 35-48 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:04 · MIA 65-84 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:54 · MIA 83-92 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:30 · MIA 2-12 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:33 · MIA 13-28 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q3 8:34 · MIA 54-82 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
