⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Made one threes to their seven
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:48 · CHI 85-81 MIA
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 1:57 · CHI 87-83 MIA
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich lost ball
Q4 0:13 · CHI 93-86 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:30 · CHI 52-55 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Brad Miller
Q4 1:57 · CHI 87-83 MIA
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Kirk Hinrich
Q4 0:13 · CHI 93-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston offensive foul (Kirk Hinrich draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · CHI 87-83 MIA
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 2:12 · CHI 87-83 MIA
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · CHI 89-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
