⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 3:01 · MIA 103-101 DAL
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 24-foot three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
OT 4:31 · MIA 106-103 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
OT 4:31 · MIA 113-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Udonis Haslem lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · MIA 91-94 DAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:22 · MIA 91-94 DAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:26 · MIA 94-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:26 · MIA 7-17 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:15 · MIA 18-29 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 14-foot two point shot, Darren Collison with the assist
Q4 0:03 · MIA 103-103 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 0:46 · MIA 98-101 DAL
- Turnover
Shawn Marion out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:09 · MIA 106-103 DAL
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
OT 3:24 · MIA 108-103 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
