⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 0
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:23 · ATL 11-2 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:05 · ATL 71-64 MIA
- Steal
Thomas Gardner stole it from Joel Anthony
Q4 2:56 · ATL 78-71 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:30 · ATL 74-71 MIA
- Missed FT
Mario West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ATL 81-76 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Quinn bad pass
Q4 4:16 · ATL 74-71 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Quinn lost ball
Q4 3:58 · ATL 76-71 MIA
- Turnover
Joel Anthony bad pass
Q4 2:56 · ATL 78-71 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
