⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:13 · WSH 36-37 MIA
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · WSH 87-87 MIA
- Lead
Gilbert Arenas hit a driving layup
Q4 1:30 · WSH 89-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
Q4 2:17 · WSH 87-87 MIA
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas turnover
Q4 2:17 · WSH 87-87 MIA
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · WSH 89-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 7:11 · WSH 6-24 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:46 · WSH 36-45 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 0:24 · WSH 89-91 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 1:54 · WSH 87-87 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 0:46 · WSH 89-89 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · WSH 89-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
