⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 3:46 · CHI 79-63 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 9:47 · CHI 91-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · CHI 47-48 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamaal Magloire flagrant foul type 1 (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
Q4 9:15 · CHI 85-68 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
