⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:22 · CHI 47-52 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:04 · CHI 71-76 MIA
- Ties it
Ben Gordon hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · CHI 93-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 4:48 · CHI 80-83 MIA
- Missed FT
Tyrus Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · CHI 80-85 MIA
- Turnover
Thabo Sefolosha bad pass
Q4 0:03 · CHI 93-93 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:37 · CHI 17-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:49 · CHI 86-93 MIA
- Winner
Shawn Marion hit a two point shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 0:01 · CHI 93-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Quinn misses technical free throw
Q2 11:41 · CHI 24-23 MIA
- Turnover
Shawn Marion bad pass
Q4 0:04 · CHI 93-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
