⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 34-11 off them
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 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:10 · MIA 59-57 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
OT 1:45 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
- Lead
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 11-foot jumper
2OT 4:41 · MIA 117-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 4:11 · MIA 107-110 UTAH
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
2OT 0:19 · MIA 125-123 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
3OT 4:20 · MIA 125-125 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:15 · MIA 19-31 UTAH
- Lead
Mehmet Okur hit a 23-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
OT 4:39 · MIA 107-110 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
OT 4:39 · MIA 107-115 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams lost ball
OT 0:25 · MIA 113-115 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer turnover
2OT 3:03 · MIA 119-117 UTAH
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur lost ball
3OT 4:43 · MIA 125-125 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
