⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:16 · MIA 18-11 BKN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q1 2:26 · MIA 39-17 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 39
Q4 10:55 · MIA 97-58 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 31
Q4 3:27 · MIA 106-75 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
