⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:39 · BKN 31-20 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 9:18 · BKN 69-55 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:24 · BKN 90-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · BKN 96-94 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:32 · BKN 42-45 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:26 · BKN 99-98 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 4:13 · BKN 90-82 MIA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BKN 97-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
