⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 8:18 · CHA 22-6 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q3 2:20 · CHA 89-53 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 40
Q4 6:39 · CHA 102-62 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
