⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- Made ten threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 34 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 10:07 · MIA 13-0 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:38 · MIA 91-92 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 1:30 · MIA 113-111 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · MIA 103-107 ATL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:04 · MIA 116-115 ATL
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:00 · MIA 120-119 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 2:15 · MIA 50-59 ATL
- Lead
Louis Williams hit a three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 2:31 · MIA 99-102 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:31 · MIA 100-107 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · MIA 96-94 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap offensive foul (Mario Chalmers draws the foul)
OT 3:15 · MIA 113-111 ATL
- Turnover
Paul Millsap turnover
OT 3:15 · MIA 113-111 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
