⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Key battles
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Assists | 8 |








