⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:40 · BKN 9-10 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:11 · BKN 84-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore double technical foul
Q2 5:50 · BKN 34-35 MIA
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 0:40 · BKN 84-90 MIA
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 0:28 · BKN 86-93 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 5:50 · BKN 53-62 MIA
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 0:40 · BKN 84-90 MIA
- Steal
Gary Payton stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 0:28 · BKN 86-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal 3 second
Q4 1:39 · BKN 81-86 MIA
- Missed FT
James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · BKN 84-90 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:05 · BKN 86-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
