⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-15 off them
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:54 · MIA 54-56 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 5:24 · MIA 79-73 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 1:21 · MIA 90-76 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 2:09 · MIA 79-73 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:38 · MIA 21-31 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:01 · MIA 36-47 WSH
- Steal
Gilbert Arenas stole it from Mario Chalmers
Q4 2:09 · MIA 79-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood traveling
Q4 4:33 · MIA 73-73 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas lost ball
Q4 3:47 · MIA 75-73 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 2:12 · MIA 79-73 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
