⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 6:20 · MIA 29-10 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:40 · MIA 56-52 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · MIA 51-52 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:11 · MIA 36-35 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)
Q4 3:54 · MIA 89-94 CHA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
Q4 3:54 · MIA 89-94 CHA
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
