⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them- Went cold from three, ten of 29
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 41
A 16-0 run dragged them back level in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:22 · MIA 18-8 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 9:53 · MIA 85-84 WSH
- Winner
Udonis Haslem hit a 10-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · MIA 106-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIA 103-101 WSH
- Missed FT
Gary Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIA 103-101 WSH
- Missed FT
Jason Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIA 104-101 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:00 · MIA 56-56 WSH
- Ties it
Gilbert Arenas hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:03 · MIA 104-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison offensive foul (Gary Payton draws the foul)
Q4 0:04 · MIA 103-101 WSH
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison turnover
Q4 0:04 · MIA 103-101 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIA 106-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
