⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 36
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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
- Lead
James Posey hit a layup, Shaquille O'Neal with the assist
Q4 2:20 · MIA 85-83 UTAH
- Winner
Eddie Jones hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · MIA 87-86 UTAH
- Ties it
Eddie Jones hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · MIA 86-86 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:59 · MIA 15-23 UTAH
- Missed FT
Eddie Jones misses technical free throw
Q4 11:08 · MIA 62-74 UTAH
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · MIA 87-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:12 · MIA 15-30 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur hit a 25-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:28 · MIA 85-86 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur bad pass
Q4 4:48 · MIA 78-82 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · MIA 83-82 UTAH
- Turnover
Matt Harpring bad pass
Q4 0:03 · MIA 87-86 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
