⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:02 · MIA 8-2 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:40 · MIA 85-73 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 7:05 · MIA 11-13 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
