⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:18 · DAL 38-34 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:30 · DAL 82-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · DAL 79-76 MIA
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball
Q4 3:55 · DAL 80-76 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · DAL 79-76 MIA
- Turnover
Mike Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:18 · DAL 80-76 MIA
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DAL 82-79 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
