⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:05 · MIA 38-42 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 2:39 · MIA 49-44 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 7:16 · MIA 100-92 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:37 · MIA 62-62 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 7:58 · MIA 26-42 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:02 · MIA 51-55 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:59 · MIA 72-77 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Elton Brand technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:38 · MIA 59-60 PHI
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala lost ball
Q4 4:28 · MIA 98-92 PHI
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · MIA 100-92 PHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
