⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:42 · WSH 64-56 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:06 · WSH 99-95 MIA
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · WSH 102-99 MIA
- Missed FT
Nenê misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 104-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:10 · WSH 56-54 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · WSH 99-95 MIA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · WSH 99-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
