⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q1 2:10 · MIA 27-23 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 7:50 · MIA 61-55 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 9:15 · MIA 48-51 DAL
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · MIA 76-77 DAL
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:10 · MIA 83-86 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:07 · MIA 29-35 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 10:07 · MIA 48-55 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIA 90-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
