⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 46
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:30 · ATL 31-29 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 4:20 · ATL 70-68 MIA
- Ties it
Al Horford hit a tip shot
2OT 0:55 · ATL 107-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 93-93 MIA
- Turnover
Joe Johnson traveling
OT 4:13 · ATL 93-93 MIA
- Turnover
Marvin Williams step out of bounds turnover
3OT 4:41 · ATL 109-109 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:36 · ATL 7-12 MIA
- Winner
Mario Chalmers hit a 26-foot three jumper, Chris Bosh with the assist
3OT 3:46 · ATL 109-112 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
2OT 0:23 · ATL 109-116 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball
Q4 2:16 · ATL 84-82 MIA
- Turnover
Terrel Harris offensive foul (Ivan Johnson draws the foul)
OT 0:32 · ATL 97-99 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh traveling
2OT 0:54 · ATL 107-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
