⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-2Q116-17
0Q227-27
+4Q322-17
+4Q427-23
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
16Offensive rebounds6
4Blocks8
7Fast break points12
19Free throws made25
🏀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
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:43 · MIA 85-77 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · MIA 75-69 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
