⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 6:41 · MIA 18-4 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q2 3:10 · MIA 52-29 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:25 · MIA 22-21 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 5:37 · MIA 66-52 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
