⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:41 · MIA 64-68 ATL
- Winner
Michael Beasley hit a two point shot, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:51 · MIA 93-92 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:29 · MIA 98-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:29 · MIA 90-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIA 98-94 ATL
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MIA 99-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 3:26 · MIA 44-55 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 3:08 · MIA 91-92 ATL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:31 · MIA 91-92 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:54 · MIA 91-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
