⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-5Q117-24
+11Q235-24
-3Q331-34
-11Q422-30
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their fourteen- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
Key battles
47%Three-point accuracy22%
14Threes made6
5Steals12
9Offensive rebounds13
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
