⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:12 · MIA 13-7 DAL
- Lead
Udonis Haslem hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · MIA 94-93 DAL
- Winner
Gary Payton hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 0:09 · MIA 97-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:18 · MIA 33-24 DAL
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · MIA 94-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIA 98-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:18 · MIA 33-31 DAL
- Ties it
Devin Harris hit a driving layup
Q4 0:33 · MIA 95-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry bad pass
Q4 1:05 · MIA 92-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIA 97-96 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIA 98-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
