⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 39- Burned in transition, 18 fast break points to 34
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:28 · CHI 66-63 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:05 · CHI 89-84 MIA
- Winner
Luol Deng hit a 23-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:16 · CHI 92-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CHI 92-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 7:05 · CHI 80-84 MIA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:36 · CHI 89-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:11 · CHI 57-61 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers offensive foul (Kyle Korver draws the foul)
Q4 2:58 · CHI 83-84 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers turnover
Q4 2:58 · CHI 83-84 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
