⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-17 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 3
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:46 · MIA 54-57 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 1:39 · MIA 64-63 WSH
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem hit a two point shot
Q4 0:04 · MIA 84-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Udonis Haslem technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:01 · MIA 25-33 WSH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dexter Pittman and Kevin Seraphin
Q3 8:27 · MIA 43-51 WSH
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem turnover
Q4 3:40 · MIA 77-80 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 8:44 · MIA 70-75 WSH
- Lead
Nene hit a dunk, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:46 · MIA 82-84 WSH
- Winner
Nene hit a layup, John Wall with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIA 84-86 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford lost ball
Q4 0:11 · MIA 82-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
