⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:50 · MIA 62-63 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Jones misses technical free throw
Q1 2:26 · MIA 18-24 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 9:30 · MIA 26-37 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
