⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 33-20 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:24 · WSH 19-9 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 1:32 · WSH 33-18 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 2:54 · WSH 57-30 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · WSH 84-57 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 11 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
