⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eleven- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:07 · DEN 41-35 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:56 · DEN 67-65 MIA
- Go-ahead
Ty Lawson hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:47 · DEN 90-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:01 · DEN 94-97 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:34 · DEN 0-8 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:23 · DEN 55-57 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:48 · DEN 82-86 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:55 · DEN 85-86 MIA
- Turnover
Chris Bosh bad pass
Q4 1:05 · DEN 90-93 MIA
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DEN 94-97 MIA
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
