⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 9:26 · DEN 9-6 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 5:00 · DEN 25-12 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 11:15 · DEN 95-81 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:46 · DEN 45-43 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:15 · DEN 37-36 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q2 2:46 · DEN 45-43 MIA
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q3 9:45 · DEN 59-55 MIA
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · DEN 88-81 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
