⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
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 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:00 · MIA 98-108 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:52 · MIA 9-17 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 8:59 · MIA 29-40 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:31 · MIA 67-76 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
