⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 7:58 · DAL 44-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q3 0:57 · DAL 95-63 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 9:53 · DAL 67-51 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:44 · DAL 98-82 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:36 · DAL 104-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal flagrant foul type 1 (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q3 4:35 · DAL 76-56 MIA
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones misses technical free throw
Q3 1:20 · DAL 87-61 MIA
- Flagrant
Antoine Walker flagrant foul type 2 (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q3 0:57 · DAL 87-63 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
