⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q2 9:12 · MIA 39-28 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 3:51 · MIA 48-30 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:26 · MIA 51-43 CHI
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q3 5:00 · MIA 57-63 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:38 · MIA 59-71 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
