⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:11 · DAL 21-17 MIA
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a driving layup
Q4 2:49 · DAL 95-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:31 · DAL 97-94 MIA
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 97-96 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · DAL 95-94 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers offensive foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)
Q4 0:02 · DAL 97-96 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers turnover
Q4 0:02 · DAL 97-96 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
