⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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, 48 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 6:20 · MIA 96-72 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 4:18 · MIA 46-36 DAL
- Missed FT
Jason Williams misses technical free throw
Q2 3:56 · MIA 48-37 DAL
- Technical
Antoine Walker technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:28 · MIA 68-51 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:59 · MIA 78-67 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:56 · MIA 48-37 DAL
- Flagrant
Jerry Stackhouse flagrant foul type 1 (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul)
Q3 6:28 · MIA 68-51 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
