⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 13
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · DEN 8-0 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:03 · DEN 74-63 MIA
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Yakhouba Diawara
Q4 2:17 · DEN 99-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:00 · DEN 22-18 MIA
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses technical free throw
Q4 11:45 · DEN 83-72 MIA
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · DEN 103-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:00 · DEN 85-82 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 4:41 · DEN 92-86 MIA
- Turnover
Yakhouba Diawara bad pass
Q4 2:17 · DEN 99-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
