⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MEM 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:45 · MIA 11-0 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:46 · MIA 60-40 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
O.J. Mayo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:39 · MIA 16-6 MEM
- Technical
Rudy Gay technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:47 · MIA 93-76 MEM
📊The numbers
| MIA | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
