⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:15 · DEN 48-40 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 6:33 · DEN 62-45 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 11:32 · DEN 110-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:01 · DEN 30-26 MIA
- Technical
Marcus Camby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:01 · DEN 30-26 MIA
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:02 · DEN 35-31 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
