⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:44 · DAL 44-41 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 9:11 · DAL 74-67 MIA
- Steal
Jason Terry stole it from Shaquille O'Neal
Q4 2:44 · DAL 75-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 4:24 · DAL 74-73 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 3:57 · DAL 74-74 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Terry lost ball
Q4 2:55 · DAL 75-74 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Gary Payton stole it from Jason Terry
Q4 2:55 · DAL 75-74 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal lost ball
Q4 2:44 · DAL 75-74 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 2:29 · DAL 77-74 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · DAL 80-74 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
