⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:24 · BKN 82-73 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · BKN 86-80 MIA
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)
Q4 3:09 · BKN 87-80 MIA
- Turnover
Keyon Dooling turnover
Q4 3:09 · BKN 87-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:47 · BKN 82-74 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · BKN 87-80 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · BKN 87-82 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
