⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
+2Q124-19
-8Q221-28
-7Q320-27
+3Q424-19
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
Key battles
8Fast break points21
5Blocks11
27Free throws made17
8Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:04 · UTAH 45-56 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
