⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- Ties it
Ricky Davis hit a 23-foot three jumper, Chris Quinn with the assist
Q4 1:04 · MIA 86-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Quinn bad pass
Q4 0:36 · MIA 86-88 CHA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 0:02 · MIA 86-88 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Winner
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · MIA 86-87 CHA
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Chris Quinn
Q4 0:36 · MIA 86-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec bad pass
Q4 3:12 · MIA 79-85 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · MIA 81-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
