⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-3Q129-28
+3Q227-21
+6Q325-20
+11Q432-23
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 31
Key battles
12Fast break points5
10Blocks5
18Free throws made10
56Rebounds35
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:28 · MIA 25-24 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:42 · MIA 92-81 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
