⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:30 · CHI 70-65 MIA
- Ties it
C.J. Watson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Carlos Boozer with the assist
Q4 0:02 · CHI 84-84 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:02 · CHI 89-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · CHI 81-76 MIA
- Turnover
Kyle Korver lost ball
OT 3:10 · CHI 89-84 MIA
- Turnover
C.J. Watson bad pass
OT 2:29 · CHI 89-84 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 2:55 · CHI 36-41 MIA
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a three jumper, Chris Bosh with the assist
Q4 0:49 · CHI 81-83 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:47 · CHI 81-84 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHI 81-83 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
OT 3:25 · CHI 89-84 MIA
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
OT 1:44 · CHI 91-85 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHI | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
