⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 21 from three- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 47
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 72
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third 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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 11:00 · MIA 8-4 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:48 · MIA 78-73 DEN
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 24-foot three jumper (LeBron James assists )
Q4 0:06 · MIA 118-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · MIA 103-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:56 · MIA 20-22 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 3:40 · MIA 89-93 DEN
- Go-ahead
Andre Iguodala hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:14 · MIA 115-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · MIA 105-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
