⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:02 · MIA 14-5 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 4:20 · MIA 85-72 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:20 · MIA 75-72 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 3:36 · MIA 77-72 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford offensive foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q4 3:10 · MIA 79-72 ATL
- Turnover
Al Horford turnover
Q4 3:10 · MIA 79-72 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
