⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 31- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:39 · DEN 13-7 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 9:40 · DEN 42-28 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 1:08 · DEN 90-65 MIA
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · DEN 92-67 MIA
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:39 · DEN 92-67 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:00 · DEN 112-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses technical free throw
Q1 3:11 · DEN 15-16 MIA
- Technical
Quentin Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:09 · DEN 22-18 MIA
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:08 · DEN 89-65 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
