⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:08 · MIA 23-28 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 7:01 · MIA 55-53 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 3:32 · MIA 80-79 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 8:15 · MIA 7-14 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:37 · MIA 14-26 BKN
- Winner
Marcus Thornton hit a 23-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 1:40 · MIA 82-84 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:56 · MIA 55-53 BKN
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MIA 82-81 BKN
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · MIA 82-81 BKN
📊The numbers
| MIA | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
