⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 47
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 8:26 · MIA 22-7 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 5:58 · MIA 88-81 UTAH
- Ties it
Dwyane Wade hit a 23-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 0:17 · MIA 114-114 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 1:51 · MIA 92-88 UTAH
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:04 · MIA 103-102 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MIA 103-102 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:48 · MIA 77-74 UTAH
- Lead
Kyrylo Fesenko hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
OT 4:07 · MIA 104-106 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Andrei Kirilenko hit a 23-foot three jumper, C.J. Miles with the assist
OT 1:50 · MIA 111-112 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
C.J. Miles bad pass
Q4 2:30 · MIA 90-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 1:47 · MIA 92-88 UTAH
- Turnover
Ronnie Price bad pass
OT 0:35 · MIA 111-112 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
