⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 33
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:32 · MIA 16-10 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 9:22 · MIA 42-40 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Udonis Haslem and DeShawn Stevenson
Q2 6:24 · MIA 42-40 DAL
- Turnover
LeBron James step out of bounds turnover
Q4 5:00 · MIA 87-95 DAL
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 3:58 · MIA 87-95 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:52 · MIA 22-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:29 · MIA 24-32 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:40 · MIA 56-63 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
