⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24 in the second quarter
Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 8:56 · PHI 40-61 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:22 · PHI 68-73 MIA
- Steal
Elton Brand stole it from Dwyane Wade
Q4 2:33 · PHI 74-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball
Q4 2:18 · PHI 74-80 MIA
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · PHI 74-80 MIA
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:54 · PHI 74-80 MIA

Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 8:45 · PHI 5-19 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 24
Q2 7:20 · PHI 28-52 MIA
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 2:18 · PHI 74-80 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 2:33 · PHI 74-80 MIA
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem lost ball
Q4 2:15 · PHI 74-80 MIA
- Missed FT
Udonis Haslem misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · PHI 74-80 MIA
📊The numbers
| PHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |








