⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of 22 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:00 · WSH 37-22 MIA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q4 10:56 · WSH 93-68 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Randy Wittman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:43 · WSH 11-8 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses technical free throw
Q1 7:43 · WSH 11-8 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
