⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- Steal
Devin Harris stole it from Luke Jackson
Q4 0:05 · DAL 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeSagana Diop 3 second
Q4 4:33 · DAL 85-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:02 · DAL 89-85 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:13 · DAL 90-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:05 · DAL 89-85 MIA
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:05 · DAL 89-84 MIA
- Turnover
Luke Jackson bad pass
Q4 0:05 · DAL 92-89 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
