⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 44 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 12
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 6:50 · CHI 22-8 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:48 · CHI 50-33 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:03 · CHI 73-59 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andres Nocioni 3 second
Q4 4:31 · CHI 86-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:25 · CHI 88-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHI 98-92 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Ties it
Antoine Walker hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:12 · CHI 89-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:17 · CHI 56-52 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:13 · CHI 89-86 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHI 97-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
