⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL 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 Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:27 · DAL 69-66 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:22 · DAL 18-21 MIA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q2 6:16 · DAL 48-57 MIA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q4 7:22 · DAL 96-108 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
