⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:08 · CHA 27-34 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:12 · CHA 44-45 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:04 · CHA 16-29 MIA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q3 4:18 · CHA 53-58 MIA
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:18 · CHA 53-58 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 2:12 · CHA 16-32 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:33 · CHA 33-45 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 9:41 · CHA 53-62 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:18 · CHA 53-58 MIA
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:18 · CHA 53-58 MIA
📊The numbers
| CHA | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
