⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their sixteen
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 46
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:35 · WSH 28-25 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:01 · WSH 86-87 MIA
- Steal
A.J. Price stole it from Mario Chalmers
Q4 0:18 · WSH 93-100 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cartier Martin steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:31 · WSH 86-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:36 · WSH 0-8 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q4 11:03 · WSH 74-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Chris Andersen defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:19 · WSH 93-100 MIA
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 0:18 · WSH 93-100 MIA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · WSH 98-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
