⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of fourteen from three- Could not get to the line, 29 free throws to their 44
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the third 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 13 down to 2 up
Q3 0:28 · MIA 80-78 CHA
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal hit a two point shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 4:20 · MIA 94-92 CHA
- Go-ahead
Eddie Jones hit a 24-foot three jumper, Shaquille O'Neal with the assist
OT 3:10 · MIA 97-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 0:29 · MIA 91-92 CHA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones bad pass
OT 4:47 · MIA 92-92 CHA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 2:38 · MIA 97-96 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Walter Herrmann hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
OT 3:31 · MIA 94-95 CHA
- Go-ahead
Brevin Knight hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 2:31 · MIA 97-98 CHA
- Winner
Brevin Knight hit a driving layup
OT 1:47 · MIA 98-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight bad pass
Q4 0:46 · MIA 91-92 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:06 · MIA 91-92 CHA
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor 3 second
OT 4:35 · MIA 92-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 20 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
