⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 2:47 · MIA 23-15 CHI
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 8:21 · MIA 41-20 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 1:21 · MIA 83-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers bad pass
Q4 2:21 · MIA 95-87 CHI

Bulls
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:58 · MIA 69-51 CHI
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Mario Chalmers
Q4 2:21 · MIA 95-87 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
