⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:19 · ATL 48-43 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 6:05 · ATL 67-56 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zaza Pachulia flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q1 10:41 · ATL 4-3 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:50 · ATL 81-86 MIA
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · ATL 84-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 11:27 · ATL 73-74 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 4:01 · ATL 84-97 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
