⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 28-15 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
- A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up in the fourth 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 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:06 · MIA 65-64 PHX
- Winner
Chris Bosh hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · MIA 91-90 PHX
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up
Q4 7:13 · MIA 97-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 8:03 · MIA 36-31 PHX
- Missed FT
Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:31 · MIA 95-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 2:53 · MIA 46-49 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 3:21 · MIA 90-90 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:06 · MIA 95-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIA 97-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| MIA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
