⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:28 · MIA 41-33 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 1:30 · MIA 57-38 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:31 · MIA 93-82 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
