⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q1 2:13 · DEN 40-17 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q3 7:31 · DEN 79-53 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:52 · DEN 70-51 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 3:43 · DEN 57-42 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:01 · DEN 18-8 MIA
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · DEN 70-51 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
