⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 26- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:58 · DAL 45-40 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 10:59 · DAL 64-49 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · DAL 102-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 8:45 · DAL 32-38 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:28 · DAL 92-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 3:46 · DAL 96-89 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · DAL 98-90 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:47 · DAL 98-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
