⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 30-19 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:22 · MIA 23-7 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 6:37 · MIA 71-40 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q3 1:57 · MIA 81-46 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:09 · MIA 28-22 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 11:12 · MIA 82-54 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
