⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Mario Chalmers
Q4 0:40 · ATL 88-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray turnover
Q4 2:20 · ATL 83-76 MIA
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · ATL 84-78 MIA
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ATL 91-83 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 8:19 · ATL 28-29 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley offensive foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · ATL 79-72 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Beasley turnover
Q4 4:13 · ATL 79-72 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 0:40 · ATL 88-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
