⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 22-12 off them- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- Went cold from three, five of 30
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 6:26 · MIA 36-32 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:37 · MIA 76-81 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 1:38 · MIA 80-85 MIL
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · MIA 80-87 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:50 · MIA 80-91 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
