⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:26 · MIA 49-37 CHI
- Ties it
Mario Chalmers hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:05 · MIA 84-84 CHI
- Lead
Mario Chalmers hit a driving layup, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:25 · MIA 86-84 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 3:46 · MIA 76-80 CHI
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · MIA 79-82 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- Winner
Luol Deng hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 86-87 CHI
- Ties it
Luol Deng hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIA 86-86 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball
Q4 2:56 · MIA 78-82 CHI
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 1:58 · MIA 79-84 CHI
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIA 86-85 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
