⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first 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 76ers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:59 · MIA 31-21 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 5:31 · MIA 49-36 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal double technical foul
Q3 5:05 · MIA 73-57 PHI
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:05 · MIA 73-57 PHI
- Turnover
Joel Anthony 3 second
Q4 3:47 · MIA 95-87 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:09 · MIA 95-89 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand bad pass
Q4 4:07 · MIA 95-87 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
