⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 26 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 46
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 8:27 · ATL 3-5 MIA
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:40 · ATL 91-98 MIA
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · ATL 91-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 3:56 · ATL 91-106 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamario Moon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · ATL 91-98 MIA
- Missed FT
Jamario Moon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:11 · ATL 91-98 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
