⏱️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
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:38 · PHI 9-0 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 10:30 · PHI 64-56 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:25 · PHI 52-56 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:03 · PHI 68-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 3:42 · PHI 82-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
