⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:46 · MIA 38-36 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:25 · MIA 86-82 BKN
- Turnover
Antoine Walker bad pass
Q4 0:26 · MIA 88-82 BKN
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIA 88-82 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Nenad Krstic stole it from Antoine Walker
Q4 0:26 · MIA 88-82 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:30 · MIA 76-73 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:01 · MIA 86-82 BKN
- Turnover
Marcus Williams bad pass
Q4 0:19 · MIA 88-82 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
