⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 8:15 · MIA 51-48 WSH
- Go-ahead
Jason Kapono hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 2:29 · MIA 81-79 WSH
- Winner
Alonzo Mourning hit a dunk, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:23 · MIA 83-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kapono traveling
Q4 1:59 · MIA 81-79 WSH
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIA 84-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Doleac misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIA 84-82 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:49 · MIA 29-31 WSH
- Go-ahead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 1:36 · MIA 81-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roger Mason offensive foul (Antoine Walker draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · MIA 78-79 WSH
- Turnover
Roger Mason turnover
Q4 2:40 · MIA 78-79 WSH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson offensive foul (Antoine Walker draws the foul)
Q4 2:13 · MIA 81-79 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
