⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:03 · MIA 21-20 CHA
- Lead
Mario Chalmers hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:56 · MIA 87-86 CHA
- Winner
Shawn Marion hit a 6-foot jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:00 · MIA 92-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · MIA 86-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · MIA 87-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · MIA 92-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:54 · MIA 47-46 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:18 · MIA 64-68 CHA
- Go-ahead
D.J. Augustin hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 1:10 · MIA 90-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor bad pass
Q4 2:33 · MIA 87-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MIA 93-91 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MIA 93-91 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
