⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 22-12 off them- Lost the glass, 33 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:00 · MIA 10-1 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 5:39 · MIA 95-84 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:30 · MIA 59-57 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 4:22 · MIA 64-68 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIA 91-84 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIA 95-87 WSH
📊The numbers
| MIA | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
