⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:30 · WSH 20-27 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brendan Haywood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · WSH 73-79 MIA
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · WSH 74-82 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 8:27 · WSH 8-24 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones bad pass
Q4 2:19 · WSH 73-79 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
