⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:46 · WSH 25-15 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 0:01 · WSH 80-72 MIA
- Lead
Kirk Hinrich hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 94-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich bad pass
Q4 1:39 · WSH 89-84 MIA
- Turnover
Nick Young lost ball
Q4 0:13 · WSH 93-91 MIA
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 93-93 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 4:41 · WSH 43-44 MIA
- Ties it
James Jones hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · WSH 93-93 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · WSH 94-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 4:45 · WSH 84-77 MIA
- Missed FT
Joel Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:55 · WSH 89-84 MIA
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:16 · WSH 93-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
