⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
Key battles
44%Three-point accuracy26%
15Free throws made10
14Fast break points19
8Steals11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 4:16 · MIA 27-23 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 10:07 · MIA 9-15 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
