⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second 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
They went cold, five of 28 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:48 · MIA 75-79 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:35 · MIA 92-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dwyane Wade flagrant foul type 1 (Paul Millsap draws the foul)
Q2 0:56 · MIA 37-49 ATL
- Turnover
Justise Winslow steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:37 · MIA 80-85 ATL
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 4:11 · MIA 80-87 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 10:45 · MIA 24-37 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:22 · MIA 80-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 90-96 ATL
📊The numbers
| MIA | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
