⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 20-12 off them
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 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:33 · BKN 45-49 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson lost ball
Q4 2:26 · BKN 81-83 MIA
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · BKN 85-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · BKN 85-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:08 · BKN 23-23 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:23 · BKN 35-47 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Richard Jefferson
Q4 2:26 · BKN 81-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BKN 87-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BKN 87-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:00 · BKN 87-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
