⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:22 · CHA 8-0 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic bad pass
Q4 4:20 · CHA 83-85 MIA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace bad pass
Q4 3:15 · CHA 83-87 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:39 · CHA 39-36 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · CHA 87-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · CHA 89-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CHA 92-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
