⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
+25Q143-18
-3Q226-30
-11Q317-29
+11Q428-20
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 13- A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
Key battles
7Blocks1
28Fast break points13
45%Three-point accuracy28%
30Assists22
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24
Q1 5:50 · WSH 36-12 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:00 · WSH 84-75 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
