⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their nine
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:04 · MIA 92-99 CHI
- Turnover
Antoine Walker offensive foul (Andres Nocioni draws the foul)
Q4 0:38 · MIA 96-101 CHI
- Turnover
Antoine Walker turnover
Q4 0:38 · MIA 96-101 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 11:19 · MIA 79-82 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 1:34 · MIA 94-99 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon offensive foul (Antoine Walker draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · MIA 96-99 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 1:07 · MIA 96-99 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
