⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:22 · MIA 15-11 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:25 · MIA 69-71 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:44 · MIA 80-86 DAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · MIA 80-86 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:58 · MIA 93-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:52 · MIA 83-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:40 · MIA 93-95 DAL
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:54 · MIA 93-96 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
