⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:06 · MIA 55-43 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 10:55 · MIA 90-74 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 3:55 · MIA 105-82 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · MIA 45-42 UTAH
- Technical
Delay technical foul
Q4 8:23 · MIA 87-74 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MIA 90-82 UTAH
📊The numbers
| MIA | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
