⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 11 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
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Made five threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:45 · CHI 32-21 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:32 · CHI 41-23 MIA
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a layup, Ben Wallace with the assist
Q4 1:09 · CHI 101-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · CHI 96-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:33 · CHI 97-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:33 · CHI 97-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:59 · CHI 80-81 MIA
- Ties it
Jason Kapono hit a layup, Jason Williams with the assist
Q4 2:48 · CHI 96-96 MIA
- Go-ahead
Jason Williams hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 1:25 · CHI 99-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kapono bad pass
Q4 2:35 · CHI 97-96 MIA
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 2:23 · CHI 97-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · CHI 107-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
