⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of nineteen from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
A 17-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 8 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 3:54 · MIA 63-80 PHX
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:07 · MIA 80-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono misses technical free throw
Q4 8:17 · MIA 66-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Chris Quinn misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · MIA 82-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Robert Hite misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · MIA 85-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:32 · MIA 2-10 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q2 9:21 · MIA 25-43 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 2:47 · MIA 63-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 1:45 · MIA 86-94 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:20 · MIA 88-94 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
