⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 11:41 · PHI 63-80 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 4:37 · PHI 81-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lou Williams offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 0:40 · PHI 87-95 MIA
- Turnover
Lou Williams turnover
Q4 0:40 · PHI 87-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:14 · PHI 26-34 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 2:50 · PHI 51-76 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
