⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 15 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 3
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:01 · MIA 48-58 MEM
- Steal
Chris Quinn stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 0:29 · MIA 91-96 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis misses technical free throw
Q3 0:21 · MIA 69-74 MEM
- Turnover
Stephane Lasme bad pass
Q4 2:54 · MIA 86-92 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:03 · MIA 11-17 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 8:15 · MIA 31-50 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 11:45 · MIA 69-83 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 · MIA 84-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · MIA 86-91 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 0:29 · MIA 91-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 76 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
