⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 0:51 · MIA 26-17 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 2:39 · MIA 39-29 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:26 · MIA 80-65 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal flagrant foul type 1 (Marvin Williams draws the foul)
Q1 8:15 · MIA 2-4 ATL
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · MIA 84-76 ATL
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · MIA 87-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 0:04 · MIA 39-37 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
