⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 23- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 45
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · MIA 115-108 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · MIA 121-113 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:30 · MIA 6-9 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:46 · MIA 41-35 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
