⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:00 · MIA 10-7 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIA 128-120 PHX
- Missed FT
Daequan Cook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIA 134-127 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:00 · MIA 135-129 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:42 · MIA 59-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 6:37 · MIA 49-43 PHX
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIA 127-119 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
