⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 27-8 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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 6:56 · MIA 34-44 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:58 · MIA 59-64 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shawn Marion flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Andersen draws the foul)
Q2 1:42 · MIA 36-54 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 3:36 · MIA 36-56 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 5:24 · MIA 79-97 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
