⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 23
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:33 · UTAH 22-18 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 3:43 · UTAH 93-90 MIA
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 3:43 · UTAH 93-90 MIA
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · UTAH 97-91 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q4 11:00 · UTAH 90-85 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 95-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:59 · UTAH 95-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:31 · UTAH 100-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
