⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36
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 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:31 · MIA 24-12 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 11:22 · MIA 61-42 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Magloire double technical foul
Q2 8:49 · MIA 39-22 ATL
- Technical
Mario Chalmers double technical foul
Q3 7:35 · MIA 61-42 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:53 · MIA 45-35 ATL
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 8:29 · MIA 85-61 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |