⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- Made one threes to their seven
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:38 · CHA 11-0 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:47 · CHA 36-20 MIA
- Go-ahead
Gerald Henderson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 0:12 · CHA 95-94 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Henderson step out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:45 · CHA 80-82 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:11 · CHA 66-59 MIA
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a dunk, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:47 · CHA 86-88 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:02 · CHA 95-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:28 · CHA 84-86 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 0:19 · CHA 92-94 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
