⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, 49 rebounds to 39
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
- Lead
Alan Anderson hit a jumper, Paul Pierce with the assist
OT 4:01 · BKN 91-89 MIA
- Winner
Shaun Livingston hit a 4-foot jumper, Kevin Garnett with the assist
2OT 4:20 · BKN 95-93 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
2OT 4:20 · BKN 104-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mirza Teletovic flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 8:37 · BKN 80-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Norris Cole hit a 26-foot three jumper, Chris Bosh with the assist
Q4 2:10 · BKN 84-86 MIA
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 1:22 · BKN 87-88 MIA
- Ties it
Norris Cole hit a two point shot
OT 0:03 · BKN 93-93 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Shaun Livingston draws the foul)
OT 0:36 · BKN 93-91 MIA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
OT 0:36 · BKN 93-91 MIA
- Turnover
Norris Cole bad pass
2OT 4:05 · BKN 95-93 MIA
📊The numbers
| BKN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
