⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of nineteen from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen
- Lost the glass, 26 rebounds to 36
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
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a two point shot, Jason Terry with the assist
Q4 2:45 · DAL 102-100 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:23 · DAL 105-100 MIA
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:15 · DAL 105-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Marion technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:16 · DAL 52-52 MIA
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:51 · DAL 97-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 6:28 · DAL 95-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:27 · DAL 102-100 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:15 · DAL 105-100 MIA
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · DAL 105-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 68% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
