⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:00 · BKN 73-70 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:11 · BKN 13-18 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 7:50 · BKN 33-38 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 1:52 · BKN 82-87 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · BKN 82-82 MIA
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 0:40 · BKN 82-83 MIA
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo turnover
Q4 0:40 · BKN 82-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
