⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 31 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 29
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 32-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 42 in the fourth quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses technical free throw
Q2 4:46 · MIA 25-42 CHI
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:42 · MIA 25-47 CHI
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses technical free throw
Q2 0:30 · MIA 28-57 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:23 · MIA 19-34 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 5:35 · MIA 25-47 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 42
Q4 5:01 · MIA 66-108 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Andres Nocioni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:10 · MIA 16-26 CHI
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 3:42 · MIA 25-47 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
