⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of twenty from three- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:26 · CHI 21-15 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:29 · CHI 75-78 MIA
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball
Q4 1:47 · CHI 75-80 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 4:43 · CHI 56-67 MIA
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 1:47 · CHI 75-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 2:44 · CHI 73-78 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
