⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of twelve from three
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:03 · UTAH 27-26 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:15 · UTAH 52-49 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 7:56 · UTAH 74-63 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:01 · UTAH 93-90 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:26 · UTAH 74-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams bad pass
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 93-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 98-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · UTAH 98-92 MIA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |











