⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 28 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 4:41 · MIA 75-73 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:36 · MIA 94-83 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 2:11 · MIA 102-87 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ray Allen and Keith Bogans
Q2 10:26 · MIA 19-31 BKN
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:48 · MIA 31-43 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 8:41 · MIA 4-15 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
