⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:00 · ATL 21-22 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:35 · ATL 87-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · ATL 87-85 MIA
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:13 · ATL 87-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · ATL 89-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:56 · ATL 55-56 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 1:58 · ATL 71-76 MIA
- Lead
Chris Bosh hit a 19-foot jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
Q4 2:03 · ATL 87-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen traveling
Q4 0:46 · ATL 89-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
