โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ MIA better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:37 ยท MIA 84-79 CHA
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 ยท MIA 95-89 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 4:30 ยท MIA 85-79 CHA
- Missed FT
Juwan Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:46 ยท MIA 91-85 CHA
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 ยท MIA 93-85 CHA
๐The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |









