⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three
- Lost the glass, 29 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:22 · DEN 74-79 MIA
- Steal
Kenneth Faried stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:39 · DEN 89-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 87-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · DEN 87-92 MIA
- Turnover
Jordan Hamilton traveling
Q4 0:12 · DEN 93-98 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:18 · DEN 12-20 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:10 · DEN 87-90 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:39 · DEN 89-92 MIA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DEN 93-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
