⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-9 off them
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3 in the second 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 10:10 · MIA 8-4 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 4:28 · MIA 94-91 MIL
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a 23-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:47 · MIA 94-91 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Chalmers misses technical free throw
Q2 4:09 · MIA 42-28 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:35 · MIA 94-93 MIL
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball turnover
OT 0:07 · MIA 113-106 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:01 · MIA 44-41 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 3:58 · MIA 71-75 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 7:22 · MIA 84-91 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Sanders technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:09 · MIA 41-28 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy steps out of bounds turnover
OT 4:11 · MIA 100-98 MIL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
OT 3:41 · MIA 102-98 MIL
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
