⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:09 · MIA 18-7 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 10:53 · MIA 35-24 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 0:00 · MIA 82-71 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIA 94-93 CHI
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIA 94-93 CHI
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 95-93 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:27 · MIA 82-80 CHI
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 1:32 · MIA 94-88 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 2:49 · MIA 92-86 CHI
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 94-93 CHI
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIA 94-93 CHI
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
